North Caucasian peoples

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The term North Caucasian peoples is used to describe a peoples speaking North Caucasian languages.

Contents 1 Peoples 2 Location 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Peoples

North Caucasian peoples are:

• Northwest Caucasian peoples:
  • Abkhazians
  • Abazins
  • Adyghe
  • Cherkess
  • Kabardins
  • Ubykh
• Nakh peoples:
  • Bats
  • Chechens
  • Ingush
• Northeast Caucasian peoples:
  • Avars
  • Aguls
  • Dargins
  • Laks
  • Lezgins
  • Rutuls
  • Tabasarans
  • Tsakhur
  • Udins
  • Archins

[edit] Location

The largest North Caucasian peoples are Chechens (800,000), and Avars (500,000). Some of the North Caucasian peoples possess their autonomous republics within Russian Federation: Adyghe (Adyghea), Cherkess (Karachay-Cherkessia), Kabardins (Kabardino-Balkaria), Ingush (Ingushetia), Chechens (Chechnya), while Northeast Caucasian peoples mostly live in Dagestan. Abkhazians live in Abkhazia, which is de facto independent, but de jure is autonomous republic within Georgia.

[edit] References

• Mile Nedeljković, Leksikon naroda sveta, Beograd, 2001.

[edit] See also

• North Caucasian languages