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Izhorians

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The Izhorians (; ; ; ) are a Finnic indigenous people native to Ingria. Small numbers can still be found in the western part of Ingria, between the Narva and Neva rivers in northwestern Russia. They are also referred to as Ingrians, although the term can also refer to the Ingrian Finns or the Baltic Finnic residents of Ingria in general.

Key facts

Ethnic group.group
IzhoriansИжо́ра
Ethnic group.flag
Flag igora.svg
Ethnic group.flag_caption
Flag of Izhorians
Ethnic group.image
Juhannus2014.jpg
Ethnic group.caption
Izhorian choir wearing the national costume
Ethnic group.population
~1,000
Ethnic group.languages
Izhorian, Russian, Estonian
Ethnic group.pop1
812 (2001)
Ethnic group.pop2
781 (2021)
Ethnic group.pop3
56 (2011)
Ethnic group.pop4
8 (1999)
Ethnic group.pop5
1 (2018)
Ethnic group.religions
Eastern Orthodox ChristianityLutheran minority
Ethnic group.related
Other Baltic Finns Especially Votians, Karelians and Finns (particularly Ingrian Finns and Korlaks)

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The Izhorians (; ; ; ) are a Finnic indigenous people native to Ingria. Small numbers can still be found in the western part of Ingria, between the Narva and Neva rivers in northwestern Russia. They are also referred to as Ingrians, although the term can also refer to the Ingrian Finns or the Baltic Finnic residents of Ingria in general.

== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Izhorians” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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