Karachay-Cherkessia

Also known as Karachay-Cherkessiya, Karachayevo-Cheresia, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Karachay-Circassian Republic, Karachay-Circassia

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.

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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.

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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
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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.

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