Abkhaz diaspora

thumb|upright=1|A ruined medieval Sadz church in modern-day Sochi The Sadz or Asadzwa, also Jigets, are a subethnic group of the Abkhazians. The Sadzy tribe historically inhabited the territory between Gagra and Khosta, in a region traditionally referred to as Lesser Abkhazia (or Lesser Abasia). After the end of the Caucasian War in 1864, the Sadzy were almost entirely deported to the Ottoman Empire. Today, approximately 14 villages in Turkey are populated by descendants of the Sadzy, who speak the Sadzy dialect of the Abkhaz language. This dialect shares notable similarities with Adyghe, Abaz

The Ahchipsou were a Sadz (Abkhaz-Abazin) tribe, that lived on Caucasus Major, near the modern border of Krasnodar Krai and Abkhazia. They lived at the upper Mzymta, and its inflow Achipse, modern Krasnaya Polyana, Adlersky City District, Sochi, Russia. The Ahchipsou were dominated by the clan of Kazılbeg Azaguyipa.