Ethno-Linguistic groups in the Caucasus region

The village of Tindi, in Dagestan, in the late 1890s. The photograph was taken by M. de Déchy

This article deals with the various ethnic groups inhabiting the Caucasus region. For the peoples actually from the Caucasus, see Peoples of the Caucasus. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1275x1755, 446 KB)The village of Tindi, in Daghestan, in the late 1890s. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1275x1755, 446 KB)The village of Tindi, in Daghestan, in the late 1890s. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Caucasus Mountains. ...

Peoples speaking Caucasian languages

Peoples of Caucasus that speak languages that belong to the Caucasian language family are divided into two groups - North Caucasian and South Caucasian. North Caucasian languages is a blanket term for two language phyla spoken chiefly in the north Caucasus and Turkey: the Northwest Caucasian (Pontic, Abkhaz-Adyghe, Circassian) family and the Northeast Caucasian (East Caucasian, Caspian, Nakh-Dagestanian) family; the latter including the former North-central Caucasian (Nakh) family. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

North Caucasian peoples: Ethno-Linguistic groups in the Caucasus region The term North Caucasian peoples is used to describe a peoples speaking North Caucasian languages. ...

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

South Caucasian peoples: The Abkhazians or Abkhaz (Abkhaz: , Georgian: აფხაზები, Turkish: Abhazlar) are a Caucasian ethnic group, mainly living in Abkhazia, de jure an autonomous republic of Georgia. ... The Abazins (self-designation: Abaza) are a people who live mostly in Karachay-Cherkessia and Adygeya of Russia. ... The Adyghe or Adygs are a people of the northwest Caucasus region, principally inhabiting Adygeya (23 %) (now a constituent republic of the Russian Federation) and Karachay-Cherkessia (11 %) (where they are named as Cherkes). Shapsug National District, an autonomous district founded for Shapsigh (or Shapsugh) tribe living on the Black... Cherkes (also Cherkess) are an ethnic group of the northwest Caucasus region, principally inhabiting northern Karachay-Cherkessia (11 %) and four villages of Adygeya: Khodz, Blechepsin, Koshekhabl, Ulyap. ... Kabarda, Kabard or Kabarid are simply alternative ways of referring to the Kabar people of the northern Caucasus more commonly known by the plural term Kabardin (or Kebertei as they term themselves). ... The Ubykh people are a group who spoke the Northwest Caucasian Ubykh language, up until 1992. ... The Bats people are a Caucasian people. ... The Kists are a Nakh-speaking ethnic group in Georgia related to the Chechen and Ingush peoples. ... // Geography The Chechen people are mainly inhabitants of Chechnya, which is internationally recognized as part of Russia. ... The Ingush are a people of the northern Caucasus, mostly inhabiting the Russian republic of Ingushetia. ... Avars or Caucasian Avars are a modern people of Caucasus, mainly of Dagestan, in which they are the predominant group. ... Aguls (Агулы in Russian) are a people in Dagestan, Russia. ... The Dargin people are an ethnic group of the Caucasus who live mainly in the Russian republic of Dagestan. ... The Laks are an ethnic group who live mostly in Dagestan. ... Flag of the Lezgian people The Lezgins, also called the Lezgin, Lezgi, Lezgis, Lezgs, and Lezgians are an ethnic group who live mainly in southern Dagestan and northern Azerbaijan who speak the Lezgi language. ... Rutuls (Рутульцы, or рутулы in Russian) are a people in Dagestan (Russia) and some parts of Azerbaijan. ... The Tabasarans are an ethnic group who live mostly in Dagestan, Russia. ... Media:Example. ... The Udins are an ethnic group who live mostly in Azerbaijan,Georgia and Russia (3,700 in 2002). ... The Archins are an ethnic group who live mostly in Dagestan, Russia. ... Ethno-Linguistic groups in the Caucasus region South Caucasian peoples are: Georgians Mingrelians Svans Ajarians Georgian Jews Laz // The largest South Caucasian people are Georgians (4,600,000). ...

• Georgians
  • Mingrelians
  • Svans
• Laz

The largest peoples of the Caucasian language family are Georgians (4,600,000), Chechens (800,000), and Avars (500,000). Georgians are only Caucasian people that have their own independent state - Georgia, while some other of those peoples possess their 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, while Ajarians live in Ajaria, which is autonomous republic within Georgia. The Mingrelians (Megrelians, Mingrels, Megrels; Megrelebi or მეგრელები in Georgian) are an ethnographic group of Georgians that mostly live in Samegrelo (Mingrelia) region of Georgia. ... // The Svans (Georgian: ) are an ethnographic group of Georgians that mostly live in Svanetia region of Georgia. ... The Laz (Lazi (ლაზი) or Lazepe (ლაზეფე) in Laz, Lazlar in Turkish, Lazi (ლაზი) or Chani (ჭანი) in Georgian) are an ethnic group who live primarily on the Black Sea coastal regions of Turkey and Georgia. ... The Republic of Adygea (Russian: ; Adyghe: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic) enclaved within Krasnodar Krai. ... Karachay-Cherkess Republic (Russian: , or, less formal, Karachay-Cherkessia ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... Capital Nalchik Area - total - % water Ranked 83rd - 12,500 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density Ranked 60th - est. ... The Republic of Ingushetia (Russian: ; Ingush: ГӀалгӀай Мохк) is a federal subject of Russia. ... The Chechen Republic (IPA: ; Russian: , Chechenskaya Respublika; Chechen: , Noxçiyn Respublika), or, informally, Chechnya (; Russian: ; Chechen: , Noxçiyçö), sometimes referred to as Ichkeria, Chechnia, Chechenia or Noxçiyn, is a federal subject of Russia. ... The Republic of Dagestan IPA: (Russian: ; Avar: , ), older spelling Daghestan, is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... Capital Sokhumi Official languages Abkhaz, Georgian Government  -  Chairman, Cabinet of Ministers  -  Chairman, Supreme Council Temur Mzhavia Autonomous republic of Georgia  -  Georgian independence Declared Recognised 9 April 1991 25 December 1991  Currency Georgian lari (GEL) Anthem Aiaaira Capital Sukhumi Official languages Abkhaz, Russian1 Government  -  President Sergei Bagapsh  -  Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab... Official language Georgian Capital Batumi ISO code GE.AJ Head of the Government Levan Varshalomidze Area  - Total  - % water 2,900 km² n/a Population  - Total (1989)  - Density 392,432 135. ...

Chechens in the 19th century Image File history File links Chechens19. ... // Geography The Chechen people are mainly inhabitants of Chechnya, which is internationally recognized as part of Russia. ...	Circassian warrior Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Circassians is a term derived from the Turkic Cherkess (Çerkes), and is not the self-designation of any people. ...	Georgian girl in traditional costume Image File history File links 0000233523-004. ...	Lak girl (1883 photograph) Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Chechen children in Pankisi Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...	Dagestani couple in traditional dress (circa 1907 to 1915) Image File history File links Download high resolution version (704x610, 81 KB) Please see the file description page for further information. ...

Peoples speaking Altaic languages

Main article: Altaic peoples

Peoples of Caucasus that speak languages that belong to the Altaic language family. The Altaic peoples are the peoples who speak Altaic languages. ...

• Turkic group:
  • Azerbaijanis
  • Balkars
  • Karachays
  • Kumyks
  • Nogais
  • Trukhmens
• Mongolic group:
  • Kalmyks

The largest of the Altaic-speaking peoples on Caucasus are Azeris (8,700,000), who live primarily in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Dagestan and Armenia (before 1991). Other Altaic-speakers live in their autonomous republics within Russian Federation: Karachays (Karachay-Cherkessia), Balkars (Kabardino-Balkaria), Kalmyks (Kalmykia), while Kumyks and Nogais live in Dagestan. The Balkars (Karachay-Balkar: sg. ... The Karachays (Къарачайлыла, Qaraçaylıla) are a Turkic people of the Ciscaucasus, mostly situated in the Russian Karachay-Cherkess Republic. ... Flag of the Kumyks Kumyks are a Turkic people occupying the Kumyk plateau in north Dagestan and south Terek, and the lands bordering the Caspian Sea. ... The Nogais, also spelled Nogay, Noghai, and often called the Caucasian Mongols (Caucasian refers to their geographic position, in the Caucasus mountains, not to their ethnicity), are a Turkic people, and an important ethnic group in the Daghestan region who speak the Turkic Nogai language. ... The Trukhmens are an ethnic group of Turkmens that mostly live in Stavropol Krai of Russia. ... Kalmyk (alternatively Kalmuck, Kalmuk, or Kalmyki) is the name given to and later adopted by those Oirats who migrated en masse from Central Asia in the seventeenth century to settle in European Russia [8]. Alone among the peoples of Europe, the Kalmyks national religion is Buddhism. ... The Republic of Dagestan IPA: (Russian: ; Avar: , ), older spelling Daghestan, is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Karachay-Cherkess Republic (Russian: , or, less formal, Karachay-Cherkessia ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... Capital Nalchik Area - total - % water Ranked 83rd - 12,500 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density Ranked 60th - est. ... The Republic of Kalmykia (Russian: ; Kalmyk: Хальмг Таңһч) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... The Republic of Dagestan IPA: (Russian: ; Avar: , ), older spelling Daghestan, is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ...

Performing Azeri musicians Image File history File links Azeri_7. ... This article is about the Azerbaijani ethnic group. ...

Azeri dance Image File history File links Azeri_Cultural_Concert_Rotterdam. ... This article is about the Azerbaijani ethnic group. ...

Karachay patriarchs in the 19th century Image File history File linksMetadata Gfdfgd. ... The Karachays (Къарачайлыла, Qaraçaylıla) are a Turkic people of the Ciscaucasus, mostly situated in the Russian Karachay-Cherkess Republic. ...

Kalmyks Image File history File links Kalmyk_Brides_and_Grooms. ... Kalmyk (alternatively Kalmuck, Kalmuk, or Kalmyki) is the name given to and later adopted by those Oirats who migrated en masse from Central Asia in the seventeenth century to settle in European Russia [8]. Alone among the peoples of Europe, the Kalmyks national religion is Buddhism. ...

Peoples speaking Indo-European languages

Peoples of Caucasus that speak languages that belong to the Indo-European language family.

• Armenian group:
  • Armenians
• Iranian group:
  • Ossetians
  • Talysh
  • Kurds
  • Tats
  • Mountain Jews
• Slavic groups:
  • Russians
  • Ukrainians
• Hellenic group:
  • Greeks

The Armenians mostly live in Armenia (independent country), Georgia, Nagorno-Karabakh (which is de facto independent, but de jure is part of Azerbaijan) and Abkhazia (which is de facto independent, but de jure is part of Georgia). The Ossetians live in North Ossetia-Alania (autonomous republic within Russia) and in South Ossetia, which is de facto independent, but de jure is part of Georgia. The Kurds formerly had their autonomous oblast (Kurdistan Autonomous Oblast) within Azerbaijan, but this entity no longer exist (it existed between 1923 and 1929). Russians mostly live in northern Caucasus that belong to Russia and their largest concentration is in Stavropol Krai, Krasnodar Krai, and in Adygea. The Ossetians (oss. ... Talysh (also Talishi, Taleshi or Talyshi) are an Iranian people who speak Talysh language one of the Northwestern Iranian languages. ... Languages Kurdish Religions Predominantly Sunni Muslim also some Shia, Yazidism, Yarsan, Judaism, Christianity Related ethnic groups other Iranian peoples (Talysh Baluch Gilak Bakhtiari Persians) The Kurds are an ethnic group who consider themselves to be indigenous to a region often referred to as Kurdistan, an area which includes adjacent parts... The Tat are an Iranian-speaking ethnic group in the Caucasus. ... Mountain Jews, or Juhuro, are Jews of the eastern Caucasus, mainly of Azerbaijan and Dagestan. ... Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijani: Dağlıq Qarabağ or Yuxarı Qarabağ, literally mountainous black garden or upper black garden; Russian: Нагорный Карабах, translit. ... Capital Sokhumi Official languages Abkhaz, Georgian Government  -  Chairman, Cabinet of Ministers  -  Chairman, Supreme Council Temur Mzhavia Autonomous republic of Georgia  -  Georgian independence Declared Recognised 9 April 1991 25 December 1991  Currency Georgian lari (GEL) Anthem Aiaaira Capital Sukhumi Official languages Abkhaz, Russian1 Government  -  President Sergei Bagapsh  -  Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab... Capital Vladikavkaz Area - total - % water Ranked 84th - 8,000 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density Ranked 68th - est. ... Anthem unknown Capital Tskhinvali Official languages Ossetian1 Government  -  President Eduard Kokoity  -  Prime Minister Yury Morozov De facto independence from Georgia  -  Declared November 28, 1991   -  Recognition none  Currency Russian ruble (RUB) Russian in widespread use by government and other institutions. ... Kurdistan Autonomous Oblast (1923-1929) Kurdistan Autonomous Oblast (also known colloquially as Red Kurdistan from Kurdish Kurdistana Sor, Azerbaijani Qızıl Kürdistan) was a Soviet autonomous oblast that lasted for six years from 1923 to 1929. ... Stavropol Krai (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). ... Krasnodar Krai (Russian: , Krasnodarsky kray) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the Southern Federal District. ... The Republic of Adygea (Russian: ; Adyghe: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic) enclaved within Krasnodar Krai. ...

Armenian girls. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...	Armenian Folk Musicians Armenian folk musicians. ...	Armenian children at the UN Cup Chess Tournament in 2005. Image File history File links Armenian-children. ...	An Armenian Apostolic clergyman Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Official standard of Karekin II Catholicos of Armenia The Armenian Apostolic Church (Armenian: Հայ Առաքելական Եկեղեցի, Hay Arakelagan Yegeghetzi), sometimes called the Armenian Orthodox Church or the Gregorian Church, is the worlds oldest national church[1] [2] and one of the most ancient Christian communities [3]. // Baptism of Tiridates III. The earliest...
A group of Russian children on a hillside. Image File history File links RussianChildrenOnAHillside. ...	Kurdish Cavalry in the passes of the Caucasus mountains Image File history File links Kurdish_Cavalry. ... Languages Kurdish Religions Predominantly Sunni Muslim also some Shia, Yazidism, Yarsan, Judaism, Christianity Related ethnic groups other Iranian peoples (Talysh Baluch Gilak Bakhtiari Persians) The Kurds are an ethnic group who consider themselves to be indigenous to a region often referred to as Kurdistan, an area which includes adjacent parts...	A Greek (Pontian) man in traditional clothes from Trebizond Image File history File links Download high resolution version (516x768, 103 KB) A man in traditional clothes from Trebizond. ... The term Pontic Greeks, Pontian Greeks, Pontians or Greeks of Pontus (Greek: or , Turkish: ) can refer to Greeks specifically from the area of Pontus in the region of the former Empire of Trebizond on the Black Sea coast of Eastern Turkey, or in other cases more generally all Greeks from...	Ossetian girl (1883 photograph) Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Reference

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

See also

• Caucasian languages
• Peoples of the Caucasus in Turkey