Glossy Glass Flag Of The Circassians Also Referred To As Cherkess Or Adyghe; Adyghe And Kabardian: Stock Image

The Circassians also referred to as Cherkess or Adyghe; Adyghe and Kabardian: people are an indigenous Northwest Caucasian ethnic group and nation native to the historical country-region of Circassia in the North Caucasus. As a consequence of the Circassian genocide, which was perpetrated by the Russian Empire in the 19th century during the Russo-Circassian War, most Circassians were exiled from their homeland in Circassia to modern-day Turkey and the rest of the Middle East, where the majority of them are concentrated today