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The Aqsaqal, in the language of the Turkic nomads, still even to these days in Central Asia, refers to the elderly male, the old and wise of the community.

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Traditionally, until Soviet times, an Aqsaqal was the leader of a village acting as advisor or judge, they had a role in politics and the justice system in communities and tribes. During Soviet times they were seen as govt spies, an extension of the Soviet population control

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In Uzbekistan, cities are divided up into mahallas. Each mahalla has an Aqsaqal who acts as the district leader,

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