Circassians in Jordan

Circassians in Jordan
Иорданием ис Адыгэхэр (Adyghe); الشركس في الأردن (Arabic)
	Circassian guards of Jordan, tasked with guarding the Jordanian king
Total population
	100,000–170,000
Languages
	Circassian, Jordanian Arabic
Religion
	Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
	Abkhazians, Abazins, Chechens

Circassians in Jordan (Adyghe: Иорданием ис Адыгэхэр, romanized: Yiordaniyem yis Adıgəxer; Arabic: الشركس في الأردن) are decendents of Circassian refugees that arrived in Jordan in the late 19th century, after being exiled during the Circassian genocide in the 1860s and later the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). They settled in Jordan, then a part of Ottoman Syria, in and around Amman and Jerash. Circassians are credited with founding modern Amman as the city had been previously abandoned.^[7]^[8]

^ "Circassians in Jordan". ImmiSoft – Integration Research Institute. Archived from the original on 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
^ McNeil, Sam. "Jordan royals' Circassian guards a symbol of thriving minority". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
^ "Израйльский сайт ИзРус". Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ Zhemukhov, Sufian (2008). "Circassian World Responses to the New Challenges" (PDF). PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo No. 54: 2. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
^ Sawaie, Mohammed (2011-05-30), "Jordan", Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, Brill, doi:10.1163/1570-6699_eall_eall_com_vol2_0064, retrieved 2022-02-04
^ Al-Wer, Enam (2008-07-14). The Arabic-speaking Middle East. De Gruyter Mouton. doi:10.1515/9783110184181.3.9.1917. ISBN 978-3-11-019987-1.
^ Hamed-Troyansky 2017, pp. 608–10.
^ Hanania 2018, pp. 1–2.

[1] "Circassians in Jordan". ImmiSoft – Integration Research Institute. Archived from the original on 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2020-06-27.

[2] McNeil, Sam. "Jordan royals' Circassian guards a symbol of thriving minority". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.

[3] "Израйльский сайт ИзРус". Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.

[4] Zhemukhov, Sufian (2008). "Circassian World Responses to the New Challenges" (PDF). PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo No. 54: 2. Retrieved 8 May 2016.

[5] Sawaie, Mohammed (2011-05-30), "Jordan", Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, Brill, doi:10.1163/1570-6699_eall_eall_com_vol2_0064, retrieved 2022-02-04

[6] Al-Wer, Enam (2008-07-14). The Arabic-speaking Middle East. De Gruyter Mouton. doi:10.1515/9783110184181.3.9.1917. ISBN 978-3-11-019987-1.

[FOOTNOTEHamed-Troyansky2017608–10-7] Hamed-Troyansky 2017, pp. 608–10.

[FOOTNOTEHanania20181–2-8] Hanania 2018, pp. 1–2.

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Иорданием ис Адыгэхэр (Adyghe) الشركس في الأردن (Arabic)
Circassian guards of Jordan, tasked with guarding the Jordanian king
Total population
100,000^[1]^[2]–170,000^[3]^[4]
Languages
Circassian, Jordanian Arabic^[5]^[6]
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Abkhazians, Abazins, Chechens