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Also known as Karachai

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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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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13 sections
Contents
  • Ethnonyms and Exonyms
  • Origin
  • History
  • Deportation
  • Diaspora
  • Geography
  • Culture
  • Language
  • Religion
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

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.

==Ethnonyms and Exonyms==

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