Karachay-Cherkessia
Sign in to saveKarachay-Cherkessia (), officially the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus. It is administratively part of the North Caucasian Federal District. As of the 2021 census, Karachay-Cherkessia has a population of 469,865. Cherkessk is the largest city and the capital of the republic.
AI overview
Karachay-Cherkessia is a republic in Russia's North Caucasus region, administratively part of the North Caucasian Federal District, with a population of about 470,000 people as of 2021. Its capital and largest city is Cherkessk.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Key facts
- Russian federal subject.en_name
- Karachay-Cherkess Republic
- Russian federal subject.ru_name
- Карачаево-Черкесская Республика
- Russian federal subject.loc_name1
- Къарачай-Черкес Республика
- Russian federal subject.loc_lang1
- Karachay-Balkar
- Russian federal subject.loc_name2
- Къэрэшей-Шэрджэс Республикэ
- Russian federal subject.loc_lang2
- Kabardian
- Russian federal subject.loc_name3
- Карашай-Шеркеш Республикасы
- Russian federal subject.loc_lang3
- Nogai
- Russian federal subject.loc_name4
- Къарча-Черкес Республика
- Russian federal subject.loc_lang4
- Abaza
- Russian federal subject.image_map
- Map of Russia (2014–2022) - Karachay-Cherkessia (Crimea disputed).svg
Article
16 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Politics
- Administrative divisions
- Demographics
- Vital statistics
- Ethnic groups
- Religion
- Notable people
- Science
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
Karachay-Cherkessia (), officially the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus. It is administratively part of the North Caucasian Federal District. As of the 2021 census, Karachay-Cherkessia has a population of 469,865. Cherkessk is the largest city and the capital of the republic.
Karachay-Cherkessia is one of Russia's ethnic republics, primarily representing the indigenous Caucasian-Turkic Karachay people and the Cherkess or Circassian people. Karachays form the largest ethnic group at around 44% of the population, followed by ethnic Russians (27%) and Cherkess (13%). The Cherkess are mostly of the Besleney and Kabardin tribes. The republic has five official languages: Russian, Abaza, Cherkess (Kabardian), Karachay-Balkar, and Nogai.