Abazins
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Total population | |
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~150,000 (est.) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Turkey | 15,000–150,000[1][2] |
Russia | 43,341 36,919 3,646 418[1] |
Egypt | 5,000–15,000[3][4] |
Ukraine | 128[5] |
Languages | |
Abaza, Russian, Arabic, Turkish | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Abkhazians, Circassians |
The Abazin, Abazinians or Abaza (
Abaza people historically speak the
According to the
Diaspora
An Abazin diaspora exists in
There is a significant Abazin presence in Turkey. An estimated 150,000 Abaza live in the provinces of Eskişehir, Samsun, Yozgat, Adana, Kayseri, and Sakarya, as well as İzmit and İstanbul.
Most of them belong to Ashkharua clan that fought against the Tsarist army and emigrated to Turkey after losing the battle of Kbaada (Krasnaya Polyana in today's Sochi), whereas the Tapanta clan fought with the Russian forces.
A prominent example in Egypt is the Abaza family, a large Egyptian Abazin clan.[3]
Culture
Historically, the Abazin engaged in animal herding and some farming.[6]
The Abazins are dominantly Sunni Muslims. The Abazins first encountered Islam during their migrations to the Abazinia region via contact with the Nogais and other Muslim people.[7] The Abazins adopted Islam via the influence of Muslim merchants and missionaries from the 16th to 19th centuries.[8]
See also
- Abaza in Egypt
- Abazinia
- Abazinsky District
References
- ^ a b c "Abazinsky District, Karachay-Cherkessian Republic, Russia", crwflags.com, archived from the original on 2023-03-20, retrieved 2022-12-29
- ^ a b "Ethnologue.com". Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- ^ a b الكاتب, الكاتب (September 28, 1998). "Arabs or Circassians, or a combination of both? Alobazah families in Egypt" (in Arabic). Al Hayat News. Archived from the original on 2016-12-27. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ a b Websters-online-dictionary
- ^ "About number and composition population of Ukraine by data All-Ukrainian census of the population 2001". Ukraine Census 2001. State Statistics Committee of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
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