Crimean Roma

Crimean Roma
Family of Crimean Roma in the Stavropol Governorate. Pre-Russian Revolution.
Total population
25,000
Regions with significant populations
Russia, Ukraine
Languages
Crimean Romani, Crimean Tatar
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Ursari • Ruska Roma • Gurbeti • Crimean Tatars

The Crimean Roma (also known as Crimean gypsies, Tatar gypsies, Tatar Roma, or Çingene) are a sub-ethnic group of the Muslim Roma heavily assimilated among Crimean Tatars to the point that they are now considered to be the fourth subgroup of Crimean Tatars. Currently, they live in many countries of the former Soviet Union, including Russia. They speak the Crimean Tatar language and their own Crimean Romani dialect. Crimean Roma traditionally practice Islam.