Khegayk

The Khegayk[1][2] or Shegayk (Adyghe: Хьэкъуайкъу, romanized: Həqwayqu) were one of the Circassian tribes. They were completely exterminated in the Circassian genocide following the Russo-Circassian War. None were recorded to have survived.[3] In some sources, they are also mentioned under the name "Shegayk".[4]

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  2. ^ Культура адыгов: по свидетельствам европейских авторов. Ельбрус, 1993.
  3. ^ Адыгская (Черкесская) энциклопедия. М., 2006 г.
  4. ^ Фредерик Дюбуа Де Монпере. Путешествие вокруг Кавказа