North Caucasian peoples
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Ethno-Linguistic groups in the Caucasus region

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

Peoples

North Caucasian peoples are:

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

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 the Russian Federation: Adyghe (Adygea), 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.

References

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

See also

• North Caucasian languages

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