Meskhetians
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| c. 89 995 - 100 000 | |
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 Georgia Samtskhe-Javakheti: 89 995 or 43,4 % (2002)  Turkey Ardahan province: unknown | |
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| Meskhetian dialect of Georgian language | |
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Predominantly † Georgian Orthodox Church Catholic and Muslim minority. |
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Meskhetians (Georgian: მესხები, Meskhebi) are an ethnographic subgroup of Georgians who speak Meskhetian dialect of Georgian language and mostly live in the historical region of Meskheti, in southern Georgia.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "East of Center » Archive » Meskhetian Turks Bouncing From Exile to Exile". Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ↑ "ECMI - European Centre for Minority Issues: Publications". www.ecmi.de. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
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