 The North Caucasus (in green) and Iraq (in red). | |
| Total population | |
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| 30,000–50,000 | |
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| Baghdad, Sulaymaniyah Diyala, Kirkuk, Anbar, Najaf | |
| Languages | |
| Mainly Arabic and Kurdish as well as Adyghe, Chechen, Lezgin, Turkmen | |
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| Sunni Islam Shia Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other North Caucasian peoples |
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Circassians in Iraq[a] refer to people born in or residing in Iraq, that are of Circassian origin.[1] Like all Iraqis, Circassians in Iraq faced various hardships in the modern era, as Iraq suffered wars, sanctions, oppressive regimes, and civil strife.[1][2]
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- ^ a b Ahmet Katav; Bilgay Duman (November 2012). "Iraqi Circassians (Chechens, Dagestanis, Adyghes)" (PDF). ORSAM Reports (134). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "Irak Çerkesleri". KAFFED. 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-05-05.