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Articles on Uyghur food, music, history and culture.
Polo: meat, vegetables and rice in one pot
Food ／ پولۇ
Laghman: hand-pulled noodles with a stir-fried topping
Food ／ لەڭمەن
Kawap: meat grilled on skewers
Food ／ كاۋاپ
Samsa: baked meat pies
Food ／ سامسا
Nan: bread baked from wheat dough
Food ／ نان
The dutar, an instrument of two strings
Music ／ دۇتار
The rawap, a plucked lute with a skin-covered bowl
Music ／ راۋاب
The tembur, a long-necked lute of five steel strings
Music ／ تەمبۇر
The satar, a bowed lute for the muqam
Music ／ ساتار
The dap, a frame drum played by hand
Music ／ داپ
How the Twelve Muqam is built
Music ／ ناخشا
Uyghur history through its scripts
History ／ تارىخ
Buildings of brick and tile
Culture ／ مېمارچىلىق