Cherkesogai
Cherkesogai (), or Circassian Armenians ( ''cherk'ezahayer; Circassian: Адыгэ-ермэлы, Adyge-ermely''; ); sometimes referred to as Ermeli (Circassian: Ермэлы), Mountainous Armenians () or Transkuban Armenians (), are ethnic Armenians who have inhabited Russia's Krasnodar Krai and Republic of Adyghea since the end of the 15th century and spoke the Adyghe language (currently, most of them speak Russian as their first language), in contrast to other Armenians living in the region. They reside mostly in the cities of Armavir and Maykop. The total number of Cherkesogai is about 50,000 people (2008 e
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Cherkesogai
- Ethnic group.flag
- Proposed flag of Cherkesogai.svg
- Ethnic group.flag_caption
- A proposed flag of the Cherkesogai, used unofficially
- Ethnic group.popplace
- Armavir (Krasnodar Krai), Maykop (Adygea)
- Ethnic group.pop
- 100,000 - 350,000
- Ethnic group.langs
- Armenian, Adyghe, Kabardian, Russian
- Ethnic group.rels
- Predominantly: Christianity (Armenian Apostolic Church)Minority: Islam (Sunni)
- Ethnic group.related
- other Armenians, Armenians in Russia
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- History
- Notable Cherkesogai
- References
- See also
Cherkesogai (), or Circassian Armenians ( ''cherk'ezahayer; Circassian: Адыгэ-ермэлы, Adyge-ermely''; ); sometimes referred to as Ermeli (Circassian: Ермэлы), Mountainous Armenians () or Transkuban Armenians (), are ethnic Armenians who have inhabited Russia's Krasnodar Krai and Republic of Adyghea since the end of the 15th century and spoke the Adyghe language (currently, most of them speak Russian as their first language), in contrast to other Armenians living in the region. They reside mostly in the cities of Armavir and Maykop. The total number of Cherkesogai is about 50,000 people (2008 estimate). According to the Russian 2002 Census, 230 Armenians speak Lowland Adyghe and 222 speak Kabardian Adyghe natively.
Notable Cherkesogai include the first Soviet millionaire Artyom Mikhailovich Tarasov, Prix Goncourt-winning writer Henri Troyat (né Lev Aslanovich Tarasov), merchant Nikita Pavlovich Bogarsukov and ballerina Olga Aslanovna Tarasova.