Circassian tribes were welcomed by the Ottoman Empire for practical reasons. |
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It set off her golden eyes, and her very light blond hair, a legacy of her Circassian ancestors. |
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The Karachay and Circassian languages are very closely related to Balkar and Kabardian respectively. |
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There's this old man who constantly harasses me about how I don't speak Circassian. |
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Compulsory military service is applied to the Druze and Circassian communities at their own request. |
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Radio and television broadcasts were conducted in Bosnian, Kirmanchi, Zaza, Circassian and Arabic for a maximum of 60 minutes a day. |
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But the main decoration of the dress, that makes it look like a Circassian one, is the silver-gold belt with a small dagger. |
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Broadcasts in local languages and dialects include news, music and documentaries in Bosnian, Kirmanchi, Zaza, Circassian and Arabic. |
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Meanwhile, the Druze and the Circassian Muslims serve in the armed forces. |
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In recent years, the areas in which the Adyghe live were elevated in status to republics and were allowed to fly the old Circassian flag. |
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Now a Russian seaside resort, it was once the Circassian capital, and the site of events all but forgotten in modern Russia. |
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The Circassian minority has a sword dance and several other Cossack dances. |
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Though small, this madrasa comprises all the features of this style of madrasa in the Circassian Mamluk state. |
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Communities were spilt into smaller and smaller units, while signs in villages warned against speaking Circassian in public areas. |
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When he built this hotel in 1912 he filled it with Austrian crystal chandeliers, Circassian walnut paneling, and an Italian marble staircase and floors. |
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They are bilingual, and speak and write Circassian as well as Abaza. |
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Around half the Circassian population of 2m perished. Oliver Bullough's first book marks him out as a distinguished researcher, observer and narrator. |
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The plan for development of the Druze-Circassian sector is intended to engage with specific topics considered capable of bringing a real and positive change to the quality of life of Druze and Circassian citizens. |
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Some communities and populations speak Aramaic, Greek, Armenian, Circassian, French, or English. |
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Radio-1 and TRT-3 broadcast programmes in Bosnian on Mondays, Arabic on Tuesdays, Kirmanchi on Wednesdays, Circassian on Thursdays and Zaza on Fridays. |
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Preparation of the plan took several months and involved participation from the relevant Government Ministries and the heads of the Druze and Circassian municipalities. |
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Other smaller minority languages include Mandaic, Shabaki, Armenian, Circassian and Persian. |
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It is known that new settlers inherited a lifestyle that persisted there long before, such as those of the Turkic Cumans and the Circassian Kassaks. |
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