Oghuz or Oğuz may refer to: *an early Turkic word for 'tribe', see

Oghuz (tribe) The Turkic term ''oğuz'' or ''oğur'' (in z- and r-Turkic, respectively) is a historical term for "military division, clan, or tribe" among the Turkic peoples. With the Mongol invasions of 1206–21, the Turkic khaganates were replaced by ...

Oghuz languages The Oghuz languages are a sub-branch of the Turkic language family, spoken by approximately 108 million people. The three languages with the largest number of speakers are Turkish, Azerbaijani and Turkmen, which, combined, account for more ...

, southwestern branch of the Turkic language family *

Oghuz Turks The Oghuz Turks ( Middle Turkic: , ) were a western Turkic people who spoke the Oghuz branch of the Turkic language family. In the 8th century, they formed a tribal confederation conventionally named the Oghuz Yabgu State in Central Asia ...

, the Turkic groups speaking Oghuz languages *

Oghuz Khan Oghuz Khagan or Oghuz Khan (; ; ) is a legendary khan of the Turkic people and an eponymous ancestor of Oghuz Turks. Some Turkic cultures use the legend of Oghuz Khan to describe their ethnic and tribal origins. The various versions of the narra ...

, a legendary and semi-mythological Turkic khan *

Oğuz (name) Oğuz is a common masculine Turkic given name. There are various theories on the meaning of "Oğuz". The most prominent explanation is that it is composed of "ok" and "z". In various modern Turkic languages and in Proto-Turkic language "ok(h)" m ...

, a Turkish masculine given name *

Oghuz Rayon Oghuz District () is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north of the country in the Shaki-Zagatala Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Shaki, Qabala, Agdash, and the Russian Republic of Dagestan. Its ...

, an administrative district of Azerbaijan *

Oghuz (city) Oghuz or Oğuz may refer to: *an early Turkic word for 'tribe', see Oghuz (tribe) * Oghuz languages, southwestern branch of the Turkic language family * Oghuz Turks, the Turkic groups speaking Oghuz languages * Oghuz Khan Oghuz Khagan or Oghuz ...

, a city, municipality and capital of Oghuz Rayon, Azerbaijan *

Oğuz, Buldan Oğuz (also: ''Oğuzköy'') is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Buldan, Denizli Province Denizli Province () () is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey in Western Anatolia, on high ground above the Aegean coas ...

, a village in the Buldan District, Turkey

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