Abkhazians
Not to be confused with Abzakhs. Abkhaz, Abkhazians Аҧсуа Total population c. 200,000 Regions with significant populations Former Soviet Union Abkhazia 122,040 (2003 census) [1] Russia 11,366 (2002 census) [2] Georgia (without Abkhazia) 3,527 [3] Ukraine 1,458 [4] Diaspora Turkey 600,000 (by descent) [5] Syria c. 10,000 [6] Languages Abkhaz (native), Russian, Georgian, Turkish Religion Predominantly Abkhazian Orthodox Christianity and Sunni Islam with Abkhaz 'native' pagan minority Related ethnic groups Other Northwest Caucasians Abkhazians or the Abkhaz (Abkhaz: Аҧсуа, Apswa ; Georgian: აფხაზები [ɑpʰxɑzɛbi] ) are a Northwest Caucasian ethnic group, mainly living in Abkhazia, a disputed region on the Black Sea coast. A large Abkhaz diaspora population resides in Turkey, the origins of which lie in the population movements from the Caucasus in the late 19th century. Many Abkhaz also live in other parts of the former Soviet Union, particularly in Russia and Ukra...