The Karachays or Karachais (Karachay-Balkar: къарачайлыла, romanized: qaraçaylıla or таулула, tawlula, 'mountaineers') are a North Caucasian - Turkic ethnic group primarily …

The Deportation of the Karachays (Russian: Депортация карачаевцев), codenamed Operation Seagull, was the Soviet government 's forcible transfer of the entire Karachay population from …

Nov 22, 2011 · The Karachay are an ethnic group of Turkic peoples whose homeland is situated in the northwest region of the North Caucasus. They are almost uniformly Sunni Muslim, and …

Aug 28, 2023 · Provides an overview of Karachay-Cherkessia, and key facts about this Russian Caucasian republic.

After the return to the northern Caucasus, part of the Karachay community remained in Central Asia and Kazakhstan. The deportations, many believe, dealt a serious blow to Karachay ethnic …

The Karachay people, an ethnic group primarily residing in the North Caucasus region of Russia, possess a rich tapestry of cultural beliefs, mythology, and rituals that are deeply intertwined …

Lake Karachay (Russian: Карача́й), sometimes spelled Karachai or Karachaj, was a small lake in the southern Ural Mountains in central Russia. Starting in 1951, the Soviet Union used …

Sandwiched between Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai, Kabardino-Balkaria and Georgia, Karachay-Cherkessia is a republic in the north of the Caucasus mountains that is a real heaven for …

The Karachays or Karachais (Karachay-Balkar: къарачайлыла, romanized: qaraçaylıla or таулула, tawlula, 'mountaineers') are a North Caucasian - Turkic ethnic group primarily …

Karachay Autonomous Oblast was an autonomous oblast in the Soviet Union created on 26 April 1926. It was formed by the split of the Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Oblast in 1926, [1] …