Circassians

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Circassians are an indigenous Northwest Caucasian ethnic group known for their distinct language, rich warrior and dance traditions, and historical displacement across the Black Sea region and Middle East.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
conflict Russo-Circassian War
continent Asia
Europe
culturalHeritage hospitality customs
oral epic tradition
diaspora Canada
Egypt
European Union
Germany
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Syria
Turkey
United States
displacementRegion Black Sea region
Ottoman Empire
endonym Adyghe
ethnogenesisRegion Northwest Caucasus
linked to: Western Caucasus
historicalEvent Circassian genocide
mass deportations by the Russian Empire
historicalReligion Christianity
indigenous pagan beliefs
knownFor dance traditions
elaborate costumes
horsemanship
warrior traditions
language Adyghe
Kabardian
languageFamily Northwest Caucasian languages
majorPopulationCenter Kabardino-Balkaria
Karachay-Cherkessia
Republic of Adygea
nativeTo Circassia
religion Sunni Islam
timeOfMassDeportation 19th century
traditionalCode Adyghe Xabze
traditionalDance Lezginka
Qafe
traditionalDress cherkeska
traditionalEconomy agriculture
pastoralism
traditionalHeadgear papakha
traditionalMusic use of accordion
use of shichepshin (Circassian flute)
traditionalSocialStructure clan-based society
traditionalWeapon kinjal
shashka
UNESCOStatus languages classified as vulnerable or endangered
writingSystem Cyrillic script

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North Caucasus hasEthnicGroup Circassians
North Caucasus hasEthnicGroup Kabardians
linked to: Circassians
Kabardino-Balkaria hasEthnicGroup Kabardins
linked to: Circassians
Abkhazians relatedEthnicGroup Circassians
Abkhazians partOf Caucasian peoples
linked to: Circassians
Karachay-Cherkessia ethnicGroup Cherkess (Circassians)
linked to: Circassians
Caucasian War hasParticipant Circassian peoples
linked to: Circassians
Terek Oblast ethnicComposition Kabardians
linked to: Circassians
Nart sagas hasCulturalOrigin Circassian people
linked to: Circassians
Jordanian Parliament hasReservedSeatsFor Circassians and Chechens
linked to: Circassians
Nalchik ethnicGroupPresent Kabardins
linked to: Circassians
Mahidevran Sultan ethnicGroup Circassians
Baksan hasEthnicGroup Kabardians
linked to: Circassians
Asian Turkey hasEthnicGroup Circassians
Tyrnyauz ethnicGroups Kabardins
linked to: Circassians
Mamluk forces composedOf Circassian mamluks
linked to: Circassians
Barquq ethnicOrigin Circassian
linked to: Circassians
Abazins relatedTo Circassians
Ubykhs relatedEthnicGroup Circassians
Russian–Caucasian War opponent Circassians
Russian–Caucasian War opponent Kabardians
linked to: Circassians
Russian–Caucasian War belligerent Circassian tribes
linked to: Circassians
Adyghe alsoKnownAs Circassians
Adyghe relatedEthnicGroup Kabardians
linked to: Circassians
Ibrahim Bey ethnicGroup Circassians
Ust-Dzheguta hasEthnicGroup Circassians
Circassian genocide mainVictimGroup Kabardians
linked to: Circassians
Circassian genocide resultedIn Circassian communities in modern Turkey
linked to: Circassians
Astrakhan Khanate populationGroup Circassians
Cherkessk namedAfter Circassians
Manbij ethnicComposition Circassians
Levantine peoples hasSubgroup Circassians in the Levant
linked to: Circassians
Iraqi people ethnicComponent Circassian people
linked to: Circassians
Al-Ashraf Tuman bay II ethnicGroup Circassians
Bilad al-Sham ethnicGroup Circassians
subject linked to: Bilad al-Sham@ar
Southern Syria hasEthnicGroup Circassians
subject linked to: southern Syria
State of Damascus ethnicGroup Circassians
Syrian ethnicGroup Circassians
Syrian minorityLanguage Circassian
linked to: Circassians
Tmutarakan ethnicComposition Circassians
Farial Qadin ethnicGroup Circassians
Narts associatedWith Circassians
Narts languageOfTransmission Circassian
linked to: Circassians