Abkhaz Abkhaz Population 105,000 Language group Abkhaz-Adyg branch of Caucasian languages Language Abkhazian Region The Abkhaz Autonomous Republic Center Sukhumi Religion Christianity, Islam/Sunnite *Population estimates for 1994 The Abkhaz, or “Apsya” as they call themselves, are the native population of the Abkhaz Autonomous Republic. An insignificant part of the Abkhaz lives in Turkey and the … Read more
Armenians Armenians Population 4,623,000 Language group Indo-European Language Armenian Religion Christianity *Population estimates for 1994 Armenia is a very old nation. It is one of the six countries depicted on the ancient, star-shaped Babylonian map that historians estimate was etched onto a clay slab sometime in the fifth century BC. The earliest Armenians lived in … Read more
Adygei Adygei Population 125,000 Language group Abkhaz-Adyg languages Language Adygei Region The Adygei Autonomous Region Center Maikop Religion Islam/Sunnite *Population estimates for 1994 The Adygei or Agyge (Adyghe) as they named themselves are the people who live mainly in the Adygei Autonomous Region, in the Karachai-Cherkess Autonomous Region of Russia, in the Krasnodar region, and … Read more
Adzhars Adzhars Language group Kartvel branch of Caucasian languages Language Georgian Region The Adzhar Autonomous Republic Center Batumi Religion Islam The Adzhars, or the Adzhareli, are Georgians who live in the Adzhar Autonomous Republic; they do not differ from the rest of the Georgian population. During the time of Turkish dominion from the second half … Read more
Aguls Aguls Population 19,000 Language group Nakh-Daghestan branch of Caucasian languages Language Agul Region Daghestan Religion Islam/Sunnite *Population estimates for 1994 The Agul people live in the Daghestan Autonomous Republic. They are representatives of the Balcan-Caucasus group of European race. Their spoken language is Agul from the Nakh-Daghestan group of Caucasian languages. The dialects of … Read more
Aleuts Aleuts Population 700 Language group Eskimo-Aleut languages Language Aleut Region Komandor Isles Religion Christianity/Orthodox *Population estimates for 1994 The majority of the Aleuts live in the United States. In the CIS they are only found on the Komandor Isles. During the eighteenth century, the Aleuts lived on the islands of the Aleut ridge and … Read more
Altai Altai Population 71,000 Language group Turkic Language Altai Region Gorno-Altai Autonomous Region, South Siberia, partially China and Mongolia Center Gorno-Altaisk Religion Animism/Shamanism *Population estimates for 1994 Before the beginning of the twentieth century, the Turkic speaking population of the Russian Gorno-Altai Mountains was divided into the following territorial groups: 1) the Altai (or Altai-Kizhi, … Read more
Archins Archins Population 1,200 Language group Lezgin branch of Caucasian languages Language Archin Region Hatar River basin in Daghestan Religion Islam/Sunnite *Population estimates for 1994 The Archins, Arshishtu, or Archi (these last two are of self-designation), are the native population of Daghestan. They live in the Hatar River basin. Besides the Archin language, Avars, Russian, … Read more
Avars Avars Population 671,000 Language group Daghestan branch of Caucasian languages Language Avar Region Daghestan, north regions of Azerbaijan Religion Islam/Sunnite *Population estimates for 1994 The Avars (self-designation Maarulal) live mostly in mountainous regions of Daghestan, partly on the plains, and in the north of Azerbaijan (Byelokan and Zakatal districts). They are representatives of the … Read more
Azerbaijans Azerbaijans Population 7,021,000 Language group Group of Turkic languages Language Azerbaijan Religion Islam/Sunnite, Shiite *Population estimates for 1994 Azerbaijan is situated in the eastern part of the Transcaucasus. Its southernmost point is on the same latitude as Athens, Palermo, and Lisbon. High mountains protect Azerbaijan from cold northern winds. In fact, it is the … Read more