Аԥсуаа | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Former Soviet Union | |
 Abkhazia[1] | 127,404 (2018 census)[2] |
 Russia | 8,177 (2021 census)[3] |
 Georgia | 3,527 (2008)[4] |
 Ukraine | 1,458 (2001)[5] |
 Latvia | 22 – 29 (2021)[6] [7] |
| Diaspora | |
 Turkey | 39,000 - 1,500,000[8][9][10][11][12][13] |
 Syria | c. 10,000[14] |
 Nederland | 800[15] |
 Germany | 5,100[16] |
 Egypt | 15,000[17] |
 Jordan | c. 4000[18] |
| Languages | |
| Abkhaz (native), Russian, Georgian, Turkish | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Abkhazian Orthodox Christianity (in Abkhazia) or Sunni Islam (in Turkey) with Abkhaz native faith minority | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Abazins, Circassians | |
The Abkhazians or Abkhazes[a] are a Northwest Caucasian ethnic group, mainly living in Abkhazia, a disputed region on the northeastern coast of the Black Sea. A large Abkhaz diaspora population resides in Turkey, the origins of which lie in the Caucasian War in the late 19th century. Many Abkhaz also live in other parts of the former Soviet Union, particularly in Russia and Ukraine.[19]
- ^ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
- ^ Census statistics (in Russian)
- ^ "Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Turkish Abkhazians enjoying independence of their far away country". Abkhaz World | History, Culture & Politics of Abkhazia.
- ^ "All-Ukrainian population census 2001 - The distribution of the population by nationality and mother tongue". State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2006.
- ^ "Population by ethnicity at the beginning of year – Time period and Ethnicity | National Statistical System of Latvia". data.stat.gov.lv.
- ^ Latvijas iedzīvotāju sadalījums pēc nacionālā sastāva un valstiskās piederības, 01.01.2023. - PMLP
- ^ Abkhaz. Lewis, M. Paul (ed.), 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Sixteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version
- ^ (2009) Abkhazia Seeking Turkish Recognition of Independence Archived 9 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (2009) ABKHAZIA’S DIASPORA: DREAMING OF HOME Archived 2017-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chirikba 2003 p8
- ^ "Turkish Abkhazians enjoying independence of their far away country".
- ^ "New Abkhaz Cultural Center opened in Turkey". abaza.org. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Abkhaz Syrians return home". Voice of Russia. 5 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ Aiba, Tamara (1 January 2022). "ABKHAZ-ABAZIN DIASPORA IN EUROPE. SOME ISSUES OF PRESERVING THE TRADITIONAL CULTURE OF ABKHAZIANS AND ABAZINS ABROAD". Abkhaz-Abazin Diaspora in Europe. Some Issues of Preserving the Traditional Culture of Abkhazians and Abazins Abroad.
- ^ "Germany people groups, languages and religions | Joshua Project". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "عرب أم شركس أم خليط منهما ؟. عائلات الأباظية في مصر تتكيف نموذجياً مع المتغيرات الاجتماعية والتقلبات السياسية". 19 March 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ ""To infect with love for the motherland": Hasan Abaza on finding roots and Jordanian Diaspora". abaza.org. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "The journey of Frédéric Dubois de Montpéreux in the Caucasus, to the Cherkhesians and Abkhazians, in Colchida, in Georgia, in Armenia and Crimea". silk.european-heritage.net. Archived from the original on 20 July 2006.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).