Abazins

Abazins Abazins From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2015)(Learn how and when to remove this template message) Abaza Абаза Naval Jack of Abkhazia Proposal.svg Flag of the Abazin Total population 60,000–100,000 (est.) Regions with significant populations Turkey 15,000–50,000[1] Egypt 50,000[2] Russia Karachay-Cherkessia Stavropol Krai Kabardino-Balkaria 43,341 36,919 3,646 418 Armenia 400 Ukraine 128[3] Languages Abaza, Russian, Turkish, Arabic Religion Predominantly Sunni Islam Related ethnic groups Abkhaz, Circassians The Abazin, Abazinians, or Abaza (Abaza andAbkhaz: Абаза; Circassian: Абазэхэр; Russian:Абазины; Turkish: Abazalar; Arabic: أباظة‎‎) are an ethnic group of the Northwest Caucasus, closely related to the Abkhaz and Circassian people. They live mostly in Turkey, Egypt, and in Karachay-Cherkessia and Stavropol Krai in the North Caucasusregion of Russia. The Abazin originally inhabited the Sadzen region in the western part of Abkhazia and migrated from Abkhazia to Abazinia in 14th and 15th centuries. They later migrated to other regions of the Middle East in the 18th and 19th centuries. Since the late 18th century, their dominant religion is Sunni Islam(Hanafi). Abaza people speak the Abaza language, aNorthwest Caucasian language closely related toAbkhaz and Circassian. There are two dialects of Abaza spoken in Karachay-Cherkessia: Ashkharuaand Tapanta. The culture and traditions of the Abazin are similar to those of the Circassians. On many old maps Abazin territory is marked as part of Circassia(Adygea). According to the 2010 Russian census, there were 43,341 Abazins in Russia. An Abazin diaspora exists in Turkey[1] Egypt,[2] and in Middle Eastern countries such as Jordan and Syria, most of which are descendants of muhajirs from the Caucasian War with the Russian Empire. There is a significant Abazin presence in Turkey. An estimated 150,000 Abaza live in the provinces of Eskişehir, Samsun, Yozgat, Adana, and Kayseri. Most of them belong to Ashkharua clan that fought against the Tsarist army and emigrated to Turkey after losing the battle of Kbaada (Krasnaya Polyana in today's Sochi), whereas the Tapanta clan fought with the Russian forces. SEE ALSO[EDIT] Abaza in Egypt Abazinia Abazinsky District REFERENCES[EDIT] ^ Jump up to:a b Ethnologue.com ^ Jump up to:a b Websters-online-dictionary Jump up^ "About number and composition population of Ukraine by data All-Ukrainian census of the population 2001". Ukraine Census 2001. State Statistics Committee of Ukraine. Retrieved 17 January 2012. [hide] v t e Circassian diaspora Circassia in 1750.png Egypt Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Syria Turkey Flag of Adygea.svg Circassia · Ethnic cleansing of Circassians Circassians: Adyghe (Abzakh, Besleney, Bzhedug, Hatuqwai, Kabardian, Mamkhegh, Natukhai, Shapsug,Temirgoy, Ubykh, Yegeruqwai, Zhaney) · Abkhaz · Abaza [show] v t e Egypt Demographics of Egypt [show] v t e Russia Ethnic groups in Russia [show] v t e Peoples of the Caucasus Categories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abazins