Abzakh

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The Abzakh are a subgroup of the Circassian people from the Northwest Caucasus, historically known for their resistance to Russian expansion and their suffering and mass displacement during the Circassian genocide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Circassian subgroup
ethnic group
culturalHeritage Circassian dance NERFINISHED
Circassian music
culture Circassian culture
diasporaIn European countries
Israel NERFINISHED
Jordan NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
Turkey NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
ethnographicGroupOf Circassians NERFINISHED
ethnonymInAdyghe Абдзахъ (Abdzakh) NERFINISHED
experienced forced deportation to the Ottoman Empire
mass displacement
historicalRegion Trans-Kuban area
historicalReligion Caucasian paganism
indigenous Circassian beliefs
historicalStatus tribal principality
involvedInConflict Caucasian War NERFINISHED
language Adyghe language
languageVariety Abzakh dialect of Adyghe NERFINISHED
locatedInThePast Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Russian Empire NERFINISHED
nativeTo Circassia NERFINISHED
Northwest Caucasus NERFINISHED
notableFor resistance to Russian imperial rule
opposed Russian expansion in the Caucasus
partOf Adyghe people NERFINISHED
presentIn Krasnodar Krai NERFINISHED
Republic of Adygea NERFINISHED
Russian Federation NERFINISHED
regionType mountain and foothill communities
relatedGroup Bzhedug NERFINISHED
Kabardians NERFINISHED
Natukhai NERFINISHED
Shapsug NERFINISHED
Temirgoy NERFINISHED
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
sufferedEvent Circassian genocide NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfMajorConflict 19th century
traditionalCode Adyghe Xabze NERFINISHED
traditionalEconomy agriculture
animal husbandry
traditionalSocialStructure clan-based society
victimOf ethnic cleansing
forced migration

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