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According to Balkar historian, ethnographer and archaeologist Ismail Miziev [] who was a specialist in the field of North Caucasian studies, the theories on the origins of the Karachays and the neighboring Balkars is among "one of the most difficult problems in Caucasian studies," [6] due to the fact that they are "a Turk-speaking people occupying the most Alpine regions of Central Caucasus ...
Caucasus Jews of two sub-ethnic groups Mountain Jews and Georgian Jews. There are about 15,000–30,000 Caucasus Jews (as 140,000 immigrated to Israel, and 40,000 to the US). Arabs in the Caucasus: a population of nomadic Arabs was reported in 1728 as having rented winter pastures near the Caspian shores of the Mugan plain (in present-day ...
The Caucasus (/ ˈ k ɔː k ə s ə s /) or Caucasia [3] [4] (/ k ɔː ˈ k eɪ ʒ ə /), is a region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia.It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia.
The Turkic peoples are a collection of diverse ethnic groups of West, Central, East, and North Asia as well as parts of Europe, who speak Turkic languages. [37] [38]According to historians and linguists, the Proto-Turkic language originated in Central-East Asia, [39] potentially in the Altai-Sayan region, Mongolia or Tuva.
A 2017 study which looked into HLA alleles put the samples from Azeris in Northwest Iran "in the Mediterranean cluster close to Kurds, Gorgan, Chuvash (South Russia, towards North Caucasus), Iranians and Caucasus populations (Svan and Georgians)". This Mediterranean stock includes "Turkish and Caucasian populations".
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 February 2025. Northwest Caucasian ethnic group native to Circassia For other uses, see Circassian (disambiguation). Ethnic group Circassians Адыгэхэр (Adyghe) Circassian national flag Map of the Circassian diaspora Total population c. 5.3 million Regions with significant populations Turkey ...
Other Turkish groups include the Rumelian Turks (also referred to as Balkan Turks) historically located in the Balkans; [82] [111] Turkish Cypriots on the island of Cyprus, Meskhetian Turks originally based in Meskheti, Georgia; [112] and ethnic Turkish people across the Middle East, [82] where they are also called Turkmen or Turkoman in the ...
The North Caucasus has been invaded numerous times throughout history. Its isolated terrain and the strategic value outsiders have placed on the areas settled by Chechens has contributed much to the Chechen community ethos and helped shape its national character.