The Rukhaniyat Party (; ) was a

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, 19 September and 3 October 2004, the party won 0.4% of the popular vote and no seats. In the 18 August 2007 Assembly

, the party won again 0.4% of the popular vote and no seats. The party was founded in 1995 by Altynshash Zhaganova. The name ''Rukhaniyat'' means spirituality, from the root ''Rukh''. See the discussion of the etymology of the word spirit for a brief discussion of the Arabic origins of this word.

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