Abkhazians

The Abkhaz people, sometimes referred to as the Abkhazians, are a Northwest Caucasian ethnic group mainly living in Abkhazia — a region on the northeastern coast of the Black Sea which is internationally recognized as part of Georgia but is de facto outside of its control. A large Abkhaz diaspora population also resides in Turkey, Egypt, Syria and Russia.

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The Abkhazians are a Northwest Caucasian ethnic group primarily living in Abkhazia, a region on the Black Sea coast that is officially part of Georgia but operates independently in practice. The group is historically significant due to their distinct identity and ongoing political status, with large diaspora communities also established in Turkey, Egypt, Syria, and Russia.

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Ethnic group.image: Abkhaz-deputatklk.jpg
Ethnic group.group: Abkhaz
Ethnic group.native_name_lang: Abkhaz
Ethnic group.pop1: 600,000–1,500,000
Ethnic group.pop6: 5,100
Ethnic group.pop2: 122,175 (2011 census)
Ethnic group.pop3: 15,000
Ethnic group.pop5: 8,177 (2021 census)
Ethnic group.pop8: 1,458 (2001)
Ethnic group.pop9: 864 (2014)
Ethnic group.pop10: 800
Ethnic group.pop11: 22 – 29 (2021)
Ethnic group.languages: Abkhaz (native), Russian, Georgian, Turkish
Ethnic group.religions: Majority Sunni Islam (in Turkey), Minority Abkhazian Orthodox Christianity (in Abkhazia) or with Abkhaz native faith minority
Ethnic group.related_groups: Abazins, Circassians, Ubykhs

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== Ethnology ==

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