Peoples Of The Caucasus

[Black Wolf]

I am creating this thread to discuss and talk about the different peoples of the Caucasus. I find the Caucasus to be a very interesting area of the globe when it comes to anthropology and history. There are massive levels of diversity in culture, language and origins of the different peoples of the Caucasus. This mix of peoples, cultures and languages is really what makes the Caucasus such a fascinating area of the globe to study. To start I am going to post some links with background information on some of the main ethnic groups/cultures of the Caucasus. I know that I am missing some smaller sub-groups (Dagestan and Georgia mainly) but please feel free to join in and add to the list if you want.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoples_of_the_Caucasus



Northeast Caucasians


Nakh- Chechens, Ingush, Kist and Bats


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakh_peoples

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechens

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingush_people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kist_people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bats_people




Dagestanis- Avars, Dargins, Lezgins, Laks, Tabasarans, Aghuls, Rutuls, Tsakhurs, Andis, and Tsez


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avar_people_%28Caucasus%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dargwa_people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lezgian_people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lak_people_(Dagestan)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabasaran_people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aghul_people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutul_people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsakhur_people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andi_people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsez_people






Northwest Caucasians


Adyghe/Circassians- Adyghe (West Circassians), Kabardays, Cherkesses and Ubykhs


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circassians

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adyghe_people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabarday

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherkess

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubykh_people



Abkhazians


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abkhaz_people


Abazins


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abazins




South Caucasus


Kartvelians- Georgians, Svans and Zans


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgians

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svans

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zan_people




Turks/Turkic- Azeris, Balkars, Karachays, Kumyks, Nogais, Turkmens and Meskhetian Turks


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijani_people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkars

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachays

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumyks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nogais

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmen_people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meskhetian_Turks




Indo-Europeans- Armenians, Ossetians, Talysh, Kurds, Yazidis, Tats, Mountain Jews, Russians, Kuban Cossacks, Terek Cossacks, Ukrainians, Caucasus Greeks and Pontic Greeks


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenians

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossetians

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talysh_people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazidis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tat_language_(Caucasus)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Jews

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuban_Cossacks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terek_Cossacks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainians

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasus_Greeks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontic_Greeks

[Jana]

Fascinating area, keep it up! Photos would be nice....

[Gustave H]

Armenians and Georgians are the best Caucasians.

[Black Wolf]

Chechens:









Ingush:









Kists:







Bats:

[Shepherd]

Ive got some Georgian pics saved on my computer

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[Shepherd]

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[Shepherd]

Some nature

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[StonyArabia]

My people are the Circassians also known by the name Cherkess or the more preferred term Adyghe which means people of the mountains.

[Black Wolf]

^Circassian beauties!

[StonyArabia]

In Circassian culture, if your father is Circassian you are regarded as such btw. For example many Circassians have taken Arabian wives in Jordan, their children would be regarded as Circassians, and can participate in Circassian cultural and political affairs.

However more Circassians