Cherkes
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Cherkes (also Cherkess) are an ethnic group of the northwest Caucasus region, principally inhabiting northern Karachay-Cherkessia (11 %) and four villages of Adygeya: Khodz, Blechepsin, Koshekhabl, Ulyap.
They speak Cherkes (Kuban-Zelenchuk) dialect of the Kabardian language.
Officially Besleney of Karachay-Cherkessia are also included into Cherkes community though they speak more divergent dialect of Kabardian, somehow transitional between West and East Circassian.
Migrated from Kabarda in 1780-1825 and settled in Zelenchuks & Urup upper valleys; were replaced in 1830-50s.