Circassians in Libya

Circassians in Libya
Либием ис Адыгэхэр
Total population
35,000
Regions with significant populations
Misrata and Benghazi
Languages
Circassian languages, Arabic, Berber
Religion
Islam

Circassians in Libya (Adyghe: Либием ис Адыгэхэр, romanized: Libiyem yis Adıgəxər) refers to the Circassian diaspora settled in Libya, numbering about 30,000 today.[1][2] They live mainly in Misrata and Benghazi.[3] They have been integrated into Libyan society and are mostly Arabised.

  1. ^ Радио Эхо Москвы
  2. ^ Инорм-аналит издание "Сегодня РУ"[dead link]
  3. ^ Nart Magazine 63(27), Circassian Charity Society, Amman, September 1998.

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