Abadzechen

Historical settlement areas of the Circassian tribes 1750 and allied language groups (more thickly delimited). In the center of the light green area, the Abadzechen.

The Abadzechen or Abzachen ( Adygeic абдзах , Russian абадзехи ) are one of the twelve ancient Circassian tribes . They are the second largest Circassian tribe in Turkey , in the Diaspora and in the world in general , after the Kabardians . The vast majority of them - around 500,000 people descended from the Muhajir of the Caucasus War - live outside their homeland in Turkey. The rest of the population is spread across Israel , Jordan , Russia , Syria and other countries. Originally the Abadzechen lived in the North Caucasus in the valleys of the Kurdschips , Pschecha , Pschisch and Psekups , in the border area of today's Russian Republic of Adygeja and the Krasnodar region .

Abadzech dialect areas (a)

in Russia

in Turkey.

The Abadzechen speak a sub-dialect ( Adygeic Абдзахэбзэ ) of the Adygeic language , the established written language of the Western Circassians. The Abadzech dialect is almost only spoken in villages that are almost exclusively inhabited by Abadzechen. The main religion of the Abadzechen is Sunni Islam . Traditionally the Abadzechen live from agriculture and cattle breeding .

Individual evidence

↑ Article Абадзехи in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)

[gse-1] Article Абадзехи in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)