#karachay

Balkarian woman

Karachay duo, Russia

1. Dance emsemble Elbrus, Karachay 2. Karachay patriarchs, 19th century 3. Karachay national dance 6. Karachay style from 1900

Aesthetic of the ethnies of the world ! Turkic ethnies part 1 ! The Azerbaijanis or Azeris are a Turkic people inhabitants of the country of Azerbaijan and of regions of Iran. They speak azerbaijani. They are Shia muslim. There are around 30 to 35 of them worldwide, with around 15 millions of them in Iran, 10 millions in Azerbaijan and 1 million in Russia. The Gagauz are a Turkic people inhabitants of the region of Gagauzia in Moldova and of Budjak in Ukraine. They speak gagauz, but mainly the langage of the country they are in. They are Eastern Orthodox. There are around 300 000 of them, with 100 000 in Moldova, and 30 000 in Ukraine. The Karachays are a Turkic people inhabitants of the region of Karachay-Cherkessia officially in Russia. They speak karachay and russian. They are Sunni muslim. There are around 225 000 of them. The Chuvash are a Turkic people inhabitants of the region of the Republic of Chuvashia officially in Russia. They speak chuvash and russian. They are mainly irreligious and christian Orthodox. There are around 1.5 millions of them. The Balkars are a Turkic people inhabitants of the region of Kabardino-Balkaria officially in Russia. They speak karachay-balkar and russian. They are Sunni muslim and Muwahhid muslim. There are around 130 000 of them. The Kumyks are a Turkic people inhabitants of the region of the Kumyk Plateau in Dagestan, officially in Russia. They speak kumyk and russian. They are Sunni muslim. There are around 505 000 of them. Those aesthetics are part of a serie. I’m covering the biggest ethnies of the world, starting by Europe. We are now covering Asian and European ethnies.

Lake Tumanly-Kel, Caucasus Mountains / Russia (by Alexander Zharnikov).