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The Karachays or Karachais ( or ) are a North Caucasian-Turkic ethnic group primarily located in their ancestral lands in Karachay–Cherkess Republic, a republic of Russia in the North Caucasus. They and the Balkars share a common origin, culture, and language.
The Karachays are a Turkic ethnic group native to the North Caucasus region of Russia, where they primarily live today in the Karachay–Cherkess Republic. They share a common heritage, culture, and language with another North Caucasian people called the Balkars, making them an important part of the region's diverse ethnic composition.
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- Ethnic group.group
- Karachays
- Ethnic group.native_name
- Къарачайлыла
- Ethnic group.native_name_lang
- krc
- Ethnic group.image
- Карачаевцы.jpg
- Ethnic group.image_caption
- Karachay elders in the 19th century
- Ethnic group.region1
- Russia Karachay-Cherkessia
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 226,271205,578
- Ethnic group.region2
- Turkey
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 20,000
- Ethnic group.rels
- Sunni Islam
- Ethnic group.langs
- Karachay-Balkar
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The Karachays or Karachais ( or ) are a North Caucasian-Turkic ethnic group primarily located in their ancestral lands in Karachay–Cherkess Republic, a republic of Russia in the North Caucasus. They and the Balkars share a common origin, culture, and language.
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