I lost most of my contacts after upgrading to ios6. Can I revert back to ios5 safely?

I have lost most of my contact info after upgrade to ios6. Can I restore only the contacts from a backup, or even revert to ios5.1.1 when needed?

Backup is your best option if you have one. Reverting software will not bring the contacts back.

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