Old Photos From Caucasus

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I hope RatCat doesn't mind if I add old photos of the Caucasus?)

Georgians live in a very isolated place and have preserved the ancient Georgian clothes of Talavari. Since the whole Caucasus wore clothes of the Circassians "Cherkeska".
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Yes of course, everybody is welcome to post some.

More Georgians from Khevsur region with traditional clothes.

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Traditional Circassian instrument named Shikepshine. Very close to "Kemençe"



Elders playing Shikepshine

[Mejgusu]

Dont forget him:

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Kumyk family having a breakfast - Dagestan



Circassian dancer from Kabardinka

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Nogay family:


Azerbaijanis:


Armenians



Edit: Its sad how different people who lived thousands of years together hate each other now. We are all the children of the same parents. Caucasus was the best example for this for many years.

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Both are in the Hermitage Museum, St.Petersburg

A male hat covered with Sogdian silk. Found in Northwest Caucasus, 8th-9th century.



A stone with a carved figure on it. From Meotian Culture, 4th century BC, Maykop Region

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Laks are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group living in Dagestan.

Lak woman



Georgian women and children

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Laks are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group living in Dagestan.

Lak woman



Georgian women and children

I know i tribe from Bozulus Turkmens with the name Lek/Lak which was either this Caucasian people or kurdified Lurs.

[RatCat]

I know i tribe from Bozulus Turkmens with the name Lek/Lak which was either this Caucasian people or kurdified Lurs.

There are about total 10k Laks living in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Mostly in Turkmenistan.

[Altaylı]

Nogay family:


Azerbaijanis:


Armenians



Edit: Its sad how different people who lived thousands of years together hate each other now. We are all the children of the same parents. Caucasus was the best example for this for many years.

Turks never liked armenians
Turks and armenians are ultra different
Living in the same geography for 1000 years does not mean that we are from same parent or other ridiculous things.