also: ウィグル
noun
Uyghur; Uighur
Refers to the Turkic ethnic group primarily living in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Usually written in katakana.
ウイグル族の伝統的な音楽はとても美しい。
The traditional music of the Uyghur people is very beautiful.
新疆
The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is located in northwestern China.
From Uyghur ئۇيغۇر (Uyghur). The kanji form 維吾爾 is an ateji representation.