Abkhazians
Аԥсуаа (Abkhaz) | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Turkey | 600,000–1,500,000 |
| Abkhazia | 122,175 (2011 census) |
| Egypt | 15,000 |
| Syria | c. 10,000 |
| Russia | 8,177 (2021 census) |
| Germany | 5,100 |
| Jordan | c. 4,000 |
| Ukraine | 1,458 (2001) |
| Georgia | 864 (2014) |
| Netherlands | 800 |
| Latvia | 22 – 29 (2021) |
| Languages | |
| Abkhaz (native), Russian, Georgian, Turkish | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Sunni Islam (in Turkey), Minority Abkhazian Orthodox Christianity (in Abkhazia) or with Abkhaz native faith minority | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Abazins, Circassians, Ubykhs | |
The Abkhaz people, sometimes referred to as the Abkhazians, are a Northwest Caucasian ethnic group mainly living in Abkhazia — a region on the northeastern coast of the Black Sea which is internationally recognized as part of Georgia but is de facto outside of its control. A large Abkhaz diaspora population also resides in Turkey, Egypt, Syria and Russia.