Saryk Explained
The Saryk are a tribe of Turkmens in Turkmenistan.[1] [2] The Saryk mostly live in the valley of the Marghab River (the ancient Margiana).[3]
Etymology
Suggestions for the etymology of Saryk (also Sarik, Saryq) are the Middle Turkic saryγ ("yellow") or the Kipchak root saryq ("sheep").[4]
History
In the early 19th century the Saryk lived in the Merv region, but from 1830 they were driven further up the Marghab valley by the Teke.[5] Bala Murghab and the Panjdeh became their main settlements.[6]
In 1881, the Saryk came under Russian control after the Battle of Geok Tepe and the creation of the Transcaspian Oblast.[7] In 1885, the Saryk population was estimated at 65,000.[6]
They continued under Russian rule through the Soviet period. Today most live in modern Turkmenistan, with some living over the borders in Iran and Afghanistan.[8]
Art and culture
Like other Turkmen tribes, the Saryk are known as carpet-makers and have their own distinctive style: dark red-brown carpets with the pattern picked out in fine, thin lines.[7] They use a symmetrical (Turkish) knot, like the Yomut do.[9] The Saryk are also famed for their jewellery.[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Turkmenistan - Turkmen tribes and Russian invasion | Britannica. www.britannica.com.
- Book: Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Central Asia. Rico. Isaacs. Erica. Marat. September 14, 2021. Routledge. 9780429603594. Google Books.
- Book: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of the Russian and Soviet Empires. James Stuart. Olson. Lee Brigance. Pappas. Nicholas Charles. Pappas. Nicholas C. J.. Pappas. November 20, 1994. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780313274978. Google Books.
- Book: Jankowski, Henryk. A Historical-Etymological Dictionary of Pre-Russian Habitation Names of the Crimea. October 1, 2006. BRILL. 9789047418429. Google Books.
- Web site: Further Correspondence Respecting Affairs in Central Asia. Great Britain Foreign. Office. November 20, 1887. Google Books.
- Book: Lansdell, Henry. Russian Central Asia. November 20, 1885. Arno Press. 9780405030413. Google Books.
- Book: Adle, Chahryar. History of Civilizations of Central Asia: Towards the contemporary period : from the mid-nineteenth to the end of the twentieth century. January 1, 2005. UNESCO. 9789231039850. Google Books.
- Book: Peoples of the USSR: An Ethnographic Handbook. July 28, 2017. Routledge. 9781315475400. Google Books.
- Book: The Evolution of Cultural Diversity: A Phylogenetic Approach. Ruth. Mace. Clare J.. Holden. Stephen. Shennan. September 16, 2016. Routledge. 9781315418599. Google Books.
- Book: Peyrouse, Sebastien. Turkmenistan: Strategies of Power, Dilemmas of Development: Strategies of Power, Dilemmas of Development. February 12, 2015. Routledge. 9781317453253. Google Books.
