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Which countries are home to the Teke people?

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Cluster of small houses in a village nestled among green hills beside the wide Congo River, with more hills visible in the background, Democratic Republic of Congo. — Central Africa A small village in the hills along the banks of the Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa.

The Teke people are spread throughout three countries in Central Africa: the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.1

It is important to distinguish this group from the Tekke, a Turkoman people residing in the regions of Iran, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan, as the two are distinct populations.2