Circassia - Wikipedia
WEBCircassia (/ s ɜːr ˈ k æ ʃ ə / sir-KASH-ə), also known as Zichia, was a country and a historical region in the North Caucasus. Located along the northeastern shore of the Black Sea , [10] [11] it was conquered by the Russian Empire during the Russo-Circassian War (1763–1864), after which approximately 90% of the Circassian people were ...
Circassians - Wikipedia
WEBThe isolated Northwest Caucasian language family. Main articles: Circassian language, Adyghe language, and Kabardian language. Circassians mainly speak the Circassian languages, two mutually intelligible languages of the Northwest Caucasian language family, namely Adyghe (West Circassian) and Kabardian (East Adyghe).
Circassian | History & Description | Britannica
WEBCircassian, member of a Caucasian people speaking a northwest Caucasian language ( see Kabardian language ). From ancient times Circassia, comprising roughly the northwestern region of the Caucasus, acquired the exotic reputation common to lands occupying a crucial area between rival empires.
Circassians | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 29, 2018 · Circassians. views 2,428,861 updated May 29 2018. Circassians. ETHNONYMS: Adyghe, Cherkess (Tscherkess), Dzhigets, Kabardians, Ubykhs (Oubykhs) Orientation. Identification. The Circassians and their close kin, the Ubykhs, all call themselves "Adyghe" (three syllables).
Circassia - Wikiwand
WEBCircassia ( / sɜːrˈkæʃə / sir-KASH-ə ), also known as Zichia, was a country and a historical region in the North Caucasus, along the northeast shore of the Black Sea. It was conquered by the Russian Empire during the Russo-Circassian War (1763–1864), after which 90% of the Circassian people were either exiled from the region or ...
Who are the Circassian People? - WorldAtlas
WEBNov 13, 2017 · The Circassian people are a part of the northwest Caucasian ethnic groups, initially from Circassia. Most of these people were displaced when the Russians invaded Circassia in the early 19th century. In 1864 a war erupted between the Russians and the Circassia people were displaced to other regions.
Cherkessia | Caucasus Mountains, Circassians, Adyghe
WEBCircassia. Related Places: Russia. Karachayevo-Cherkesiya. Cherkessia, historic region of Russia at the western end of the Greater Caucasus Range on the Black Sea. It derives its name from the Circassian (Russian: Cherkess) people.
WEBCircassia: Remembering the Past Empowers the Future* Charlotte Hille. University of Amsterdam. Renée Gendron. Vitae Dynamics Inc., Ottawa. Abstract. This article recounts the story of how the Circassians have been able to raise awareness of their deportation in the 1860s during the Caucasian Wars.
Historical Territory of Circassia | The Council Of United ...
WEBHISTORICAL TERRITORY OF CIRCASSIA. The homeland, where the Circassians have lived for centuries, is called "Circassia" in historical documents. Reliable information on the lands of Circassia, where Circassians have lived for centuries, show that the generally accepted borders today cover a much more limited area than they should have been.
History and Cultural Relations - World Culture Encyclopedia
WEBCircassians - History and Cultural Relations. At a remote period (3000 B.C. ) the Circassian homeland was the site of the Bronze Age Kurgan culture, now identified with the Proto-Indo-Europeans. It is possible that the ancestors of the Circassians may themselves have taken part in this Kurgan culture, for very remote linguistic links between ...
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