Kabardians
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The Kabardians (Kabardian: Къэбэрдей адыгэхэр; Adyghe: Къэбэртай адыгэхэр; Russian: Кабардинцы) or Kabardinians are one of the twelve major Circassian tribes, representing one of the twelve stars on the green-and-gold Circassian flag.[10] They are also commonly known by the plural terms Kabardin, Kebertei, or Kabarday. Along with the Besleney tribe, they speak a distinctive dialect of the Circassian. Historically the Kabardians lived in Kabardia, a region of the north Caucasus. In modern times the Kabardians live mostly in the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, which partly corresponds to the historic region.
Къэбэрдэй Адыгэ | |
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Total population | |
~1,628,500 Kabardian dialect speakers[1][2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Turkey | More than 1,000,000[3] |
Russia | 523,404 (2021 census)[4] |
Kabardino-Balkaria | 502,615 |
Karachay-Cherkessia | 13,496 |
Languages | |
Kabardian, Russian, Turkish | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Sunni Islam[5][6] Minority Eastern Orthodox Church[7] and Catholic Church[8][9] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Adyghe tribes, Abkhaz, Abaza |
Despite the Soviet administrative divisions that placed Circassians under four different designations and political units, namely Adygeans (Circassians in Adygea), Cherkessians (Circassians in Karachay-Cherkessia), Kabardians (Circassians in Kabardino-Balkaria), and Shapsugs (Circassians in Krasnodar Krai), all four groups are essentially the same people (Circassians). Furthermore, Cherkessians are mostly of the Kabardian and Besleney tribes.