Adyghe people (Circassians)
Years: 700BCE - 2057
The Adyghe or Adygs, also often known as Circassians, are a North Caucasian and European nation and an ethnic group who belong to one of the oldest indigenous peoples of the Caucasus and are among the original inhabitants of the Caucasus.
Adyghe people mostly speak Adyghe and most practice Sunni Islam.
Turkey is home to the largest Adyghe community in the world, containing about half the world's Adygs.
