Circassians in Iraq

Circassians in Iraq
	The North Caucasus (in green) and Iraq (in red).
Total population
	30,000–50,000
Regions with significant populations
	Baghdad, Sulaymaniyah; Diyala, Kirkuk, Anbar, Najaf
Languages
	Mainly Arabic and Kurdish as well as; Adyghe, Chechen, Lezgin, Turkmen
Religion
	Sunni Islam; Shia Islam
Related ethnic groups
	other North Caucasian peoples

Circassians in Iraq^[a] refer to people born in or residing in Iraq, that are of Circassian origin.^[1] Like all Iraqis, Circassians in Iraq faced various hardships in the modern era, as Iraq suffered wars, sanctions, oppressive regimes, and civil strife.^[1]^[2]

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^ ^a ^b Ahmet Katav; Bilgay Duman (November 2012). "Iraqi Circassians (Chechens, Dagestanis, Adyghes)" (PDF). ORSAM Reports (134). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
^ "Irak Çerkesleri". KAFFED. 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-05-05.

[ORSAM-2] Ahmet Katav; Bilgay Duman (November 2012). "Iraqi Circassians (Chechens, Dagestanis, Adyghes)" (PDF). ORSAM Reports (134). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.

[:0-3] "Irak Çerkesleri". KAFFED. 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-05-05.

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