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Cherkesogai (Russian: Черкесогаи, «эрмелы», also «горские» or «закубанские» армяне; черкесармяне; черкесские армяне [1]) are ethnic Armenians who inhabit Russia's Krasnodar Krai and Republic of Adyghea since the end of XV century and speak the Adyghe language, apart from other Armenians living in the region. They reside mostly in the cities of Armavir and Maykop. Total number of Cherkosogai Armenians is about 50 thousand people. (2008 estimation). According to Russian 2002 Census 230 Armenians speak Adyghe language as native language and 222 Armenians speak Kabardian language as native.[2]
[edit] HistorySince the early medieval characteristic form of settlement of the Armenian ethnic group becomes the diaspora. Over time, North Caucasus and Transcaucasus becomes an important center of settlement (in some places compact) Armenian ethnos. The impetus for the emigration of Armenians from their historical homeland. It was believed that the majority of Armenians emigrated to the Kuban in the XV century of Crimea and where finally formed a vassal of turkish Crimean Khanate and living conditions prevailing there once Christians (Greek, Armenian, Crimean Goths) have deteriorated sharply. According to sources, 1475, when Turks finally seized control up to the Genoese of the Catholic and Orthodox Principality of Theodoro Crimea and began to exterminate the civilian population, Armenians began to move actively to the Moldova and Poland (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). So part of the Armenians also found refuge among the Circassians and Abkhazians, while Christians or pagans. Armenians settlers, having lived in the mountains 300 years, picked up the language, manners, customs, particularly of life, the entire way of life Circassians, among whom they settled, but have retained their ethnic identity and Christian faith - the Armenian-Gregorian, close to the Russian Orthodox Church. As a result of the interpenetration of the two cultures formed a completely new ethnic group of Cherkosogai - Mountainous Armenians. [edit] Settlement areasCherkesogais settled in the following auls: Two Cherkesogai villages also were based in the area of modern Gelendzhik - Azatuh and Bzatuh. Circassian Armenians have learned the basic elements of culture and clothing of Circassians, communicated a special dialect of Adyghe language. Part of the Armenians were engaged mainly trade, crafts and agriculture, the other part of the Armenians to avoid any pleasure in life. The first known document of the Circassian Armenians - undated memo Armenian cleric Archbishop Joseph Arghutyan Catherine II, who was the first Armenian clergymen established a link with the Circassian Armenians and encourage their relocation to Russian Empire in connection with efforts in the last quarter of the XVI century the influence of the Ottoman Empire in the North-West Caucasus. Later Cherkesogai often played the role of the mediator in the trade between the Russians and mountaineers. [edit] References[edit] See also
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