What Game Are These Guys Playing

I saw men playing this game drawn out in the dirt, but I could not tell what it was. Are they playing some version of backgammon, come to them via Persia and Central Asia? Or is this just a Uighur game? Or What?

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If anyone has any idea, leave your answers in the comments.

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