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The '''Gajal''' or '''Gadzhal''' ([[Turkish language|Turkish]] and [[Gagauz language|Gagauz]]: ''Gacal'', [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: Гаджал, ''Gadžal'') are a [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] subgroup{{clarify|date=January 2014}}, closely related to the [[Gagauz people|Gagauz]].{{fact|date=July 2016}} Their name derives from a common root (Gajal are also sometimes named as ''Gagauz'').{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} The Gajal, however, are [[Sunni Muslim]]s, unlike the Gagauz, who are [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox Christians]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gajal, Gadzhal in Turkey|url=http://legacy.joshuaproject.net/people-profile.php?peo3=19766&rog3=TU|publisher=Joshua Project|accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref>
The '''Gajal''' or '''Gadzhal''' ([[Turkish language|Turkish]] and [[Gagauz language|Gagauz]]: ''Gacal'', [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: Гаджал, ''Gadžal'') are a [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] subgroup,{{clarify|date=January 2014}} closely related to the [[Gagauz people|Gagauz]].{{fact|date=July 2016}} Their name derives from a common root (Gajal are also sometimes named as ''Gagauz'').{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} The Gajal, however, are [[Sunni Muslim]]s, unlike the Gagauz, who are [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox Christians]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gajal, Gadzhal in Turkey|url=http://legacy.joshuaproject.net/people-profile.php?peo3=19766&rog3=TU|publisher=Joshua Project|accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref>


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The Gajal or Gadzhal (Turkish and Gagauz: Gacal, Bulgarian: Гаджал, Gadžal) are a Turkic subgroup,[clarification needed] closely related to the Gagauz.[citation needed] Their name derives from a common root (Gajal are also sometimes named as Gagauz).[citation needed] The Gajal, however, are Sunni Muslims, unlike the Gagauz, who are Orthodox Christians.[1]

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  1. ^ "Gajal, Gadzhal in Turkey". Joshua Project. Retrieved 14 May 2014.