The history of Turkmenistan is largely shrouded in mystery, its past since the arrival of Indo-European Iranian tribes around 2000 BC is often the starting point of the area's discernible history. Early tribes were nomadic or semi-nomadic due to the arid conditions of the region as the steppe culture in Central Asia was an extension of a larger Eurasian series of horse cultures which spanned the entire spectrum of language families including the Indo-Europeans and Turko-Mongol groups. Some of the known early Iranian tribes included the Massagatae, Scythians/Sakas, and early Soghdians. Turkmenistan was a passing point for numerous migrations and invasions by tribes which gravitated towards the settled regions of the south including ancient Mesopotamia, Elam, and the Indus Valley Civilization.
The Oghuz, Oguz or Ghuzz Turks were a western Turkic people who spoke the Oghuz languages from the Common branch of Turkic language family. In the 8th century, they formed a tribal confederation conventionally named the Oghuz Yabgu State in central Asia. The name Oghuz is a Common Turkic word for "tribe". Byzantine sources call the Oghuz the Uzes. By the 10th century, Islamic sources were calling them Muslim Turkmens, as opposed to shamanist or Buddhist. By the 12th century this term had passed into Byzantine usage and the Oghuzes were overwhelmingly Muslim.
Oghuz or Oğuz may refer to:
The Pechenegs or Patzinaks were a semi-nomadic Turkic people from Central Asia speaking the Pecheneg language which belonged to the Oghuz branch of Turkic language family.
Oğuz is a city and municipality in, and the capital of, the Oghuz Rayon of Azerbaijan Republic. The city was known as Vartashen until 1991 and was renamed to Oğuz in 1991.
Khorasani Turkic is an Oghuz Turkic language spoken in northern North Khorasan Province and Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. Nearly all Khorasani Turkic speakers are also bilingual in Persian.
Oghuz Khagan or Oghuz Khan was a legendary and semi-mythological khan of the Turks. Some Turkic cultures use this legend to describe their ethnic origins and the origin of the system of political clans used by Turkmen, Ottoman, and other Oghuz Turks. The various versions of the narrative preserved in many different manuscripts has been published in numerous languages as listed below in the references. The narrative is often entitled Oghuznama, or narrative of the Oghuz.
Karabulak is a settlement in Eskeldi District in Almaty Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan. It is the capital of the district. Population: 16,037 ; 14,873.
Zəhmətkənd is a village and municipality in the Gadabay Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,954. The municipality consists of the villages of Zəhmətkənd and Qarabulaq.
Qarabulaq is a village in the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan.
Qarabulaq is a village in the Khojali Rayon of Azerbaijan.
Qarabulaq is a village in the Gobustan Rayon of Azerbaijan.
Qarabulaq is a village and the least populous municipality in the Khizi Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 201. The municipality consists of the villages of Qarabulaq and Dizəvər.
Karabulak, Azerbaijan or Karabulag, Azerbaijan or Gharabulagh, Azerbaijan or Ghrabulagh, Azerbaijan or Karbulag, Azerbaijan or Qarabulaq, Azerbaijan or Karabulakh, Azerbaijan or Gharaboulagh, Azerbaijan may refer to:
Qarabulaq is a village in the municipality of Zəhmətkənd in the Gadabay Rayon of Azerbaijan.
Qarabulaq or Karabulak is a village in Almaty Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan.
Qarah Bulagh is a village in Zanjanrud-e Bala Rural District, in the Central District of Zanjan County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 176, in 37 families.
Qarah Bolagh is a village in Kaghazkonan-e Shomali Rural District, Kaghazkonan District, Meyaneh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 471, in 141 families.
The Oghuz languages are a sub-branch of the Turkic language family, spoken by approximately 110 million people. The three languages with the largest number of speakers are Turkish, Azerbaijani and Turkmen, which combined account for more than 95% of speakers.
