Circassians in Saudi Arabia

Circassians in Saudi Arabia

СаIудий Хьэрыпыем ис Адыгэхэр (Adyghe) الشركس في السعودية (Arabic)
The Kaaba in Mecca, 19th century, when the Circassians arrived in the region.
Total population
15,000-25,000
Languages
Circassian languages (including East Circassian and West Circassian dialects) Arabic
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
other Circassians

The Circassians in Saudi Arabia (Adyghe: СаIудий Хьэрыпыем ис Адыгэхэр, romanized: Sa'udiy Hərıpıyem yis Adıgəxer; Arabic: الشركس في السعودية) are a small group of Circassians who live in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where they arrived from their homeland Circassia after the Circassian genocide. There is no official source on their population, but numerous sources state between 15,000-25,000. They are predominantly Muslim.^[1]