Hatuqay
Хьатыкъуайхэр, Хьатыкъоехэр | |
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| The tamga of the ruling Shezheruqo sub-branch of the Cherchanuqo dynasty which ruled the Hatuqay princedom (left). The Circassian flag (right) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Mainly: Turkey (Pınarbaşı, Bozüyük, Bolu, Hendek) Small populations: Syria (Quneitra, Homs) Israel (Kfar Kama) Jordan Russia (Khatukay) | |
| Languages | |
| Adyghe (Hatuqay dialect), Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam (Hanafi) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Adyghe tribes |
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The Hatuqay or Hatuqway are one of the twelve major Circassian tribes, representing one of the twelve stars on the green-and-gold Circassian flag. They speak the Hatuqay dialect of the Adyghe language. Most of them live in Turkey; a result of the Circassian genocide in the 19th century, the majority of the Hatuqay were killed or deported to the Ottoman Empire, resulting in their virtual extinction in their historical homeland. Historically, they lived in the Hatuqay Principality of Circassia and were known for their martial character, engaging in incessant wars. Hatuqay was marked on period maps with various names (Hatukai, Codioci, Gatyukai), including the 1787 map by Johann Anton Güldenstädt and the 1675 map by Frederik de Wit.