The Republic of Adygea (; russian: Республика Адыгея, Respublika Adygeya, p=ɐdɨˈɡʲejə; ady, Адыгэ Республик, ''Adıgə Respublik''), also known as the Adyghe Republic, is a
republic
A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...
of
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
. It is situated in the
North Caucasus
The North Caucasus, ( ady, Темыр Къафкъас, Temır Qafqas; kbd, Ишхъэрэ Къаукъаз, İṩxhərə Qauqaz; ce, Къилбаседа Кавказ, Q̇ilbaseda Kavkaz; , os, Цӕгат Кавказ, Cægat Kavkaz, inh, ...
of
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is a subregion of the Europe, European continent. As a largely ambiguous term, it has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic connotations. The vast majority of the region is covered by Russ ...
. The republic is a part of the
Southern Federal District
The Southern Federal District ( rus, Ю́жный федера́льный о́круг, Yuzhny federalny okrug, ˈjuʐnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk) is one of the federal districts of Russia, eight federal districts of Russia. Its territor ...
, and covers an area of , with a population of roughly 496,934 residents.
It is an
enclave
An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ...
within
Krasnodar Krai
Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of t ...
and is the fifth-smallest Russian federal subject by area.
Maykop
Maykop (russian: Майкоп, p=mɐjˈkop Help:IPA/Russian, mɐj'kop); ady, Мыекъуапэ, Mıéquapə ) is the capital city of the Republic of Adygea in Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River (Kuban), Belaya River (a tribut ...
is the
capital
Capital may refer to:
Common uses
* Capital city, a municipality of primary status
** List of national capital cities
* Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences
* Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...
and the largest city of Adygea, home to one-third of the republic's population.
Adygea is one of Russia's
ethnic
An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ...
republics, primarily representing the indigenous
Circassian people
The Circassians (also referred to as Cherkess or Adyghe; Adyghe and Kabardian: Адыгэхэр, romanized: ''Adıgəxər'') are an indigenous Northwest Caucasian ethnic group and nation native to the historical country-region of Circassia i ...
that form 25% of the Republic's population, while
Russians
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, popplace =
118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 ''Winkler Prins'' estimate)
, region1 =
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form a majority at 60%, and with minority populations of
Armenians
Armenians ( hy, հայեր, ''hayer'' ) are an ethnic group native to the Armenian highlands of Western Asia. Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the ''de facto'' independent Artsakh. There is a wide-ranging diaspora ...
and
Ukrainians
Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. The majority ...
. The official languages of Adygea are
Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
and
Adyghe.
Geography
Adygea lies in Russia's
Southern Federal District
The Southern Federal District ( rus, Ю́жный федера́льный о́круг, Yuzhny federalny okrug, ˈjuʐnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk) is one of the federal districts of Russia, eight federal districts of Russia. Its territor ...
of Eastern Europe, in the foothills of the
Northwestern Caucasus in the
Caucasus Mountains
The Caucasus Mountains,
: pronounced
* hy, Կովկասյան լեռներ,
: pronounced
* az, Qafqaz dağları, pronounced
* rus, Кавка́зские го́ры, Kavkázskiye góry, kɐfˈkasːkʲɪje ˈɡorɨ
* tr, Kafkas Dağla ...
System, with
plain
In geography, a plain is a flat expanse of land that generally does not change much in elevation, and is primarily treeless. Plains occur as lowlands along valleys or at the base of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands ...
s in the northern areas and mountains in the southern area. Forests (mainly of European beech, oak, and maple) cover almost 40% of its territory.
*''Area'' — .
*''Borders'' — the Republic of Adygea is entirely surrounded by
Krasnodar Krai
Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of t ...
.
*''Highest point'' —
Chugush Mountain
The Chugush (russian: Чугуш) is the highest mountain in Adygea, Russia, located in the Western Caucasus. Its height is . The mountain has 10 glaciers covering an area of 1.2 km2. One of the glaciers feeds the Kisha River flowing towards the ...
: .
Rivers
The long
Kuban River
The Kuban; Circassian: Псыжъ, ''Psyẑ'' or Псыжь, ''Psyź'' ; abq, Къвбина, ''Q̇vbina'' ; Karachay–Balkar: Къобан, ''Qoban''; Nogai: Кобан, ''Qoban'') is a river in Russia that flows through the Western Caucas ...
is one of the major navigable rivers in the Caucasus region. It forms part of the northern border between the Republic of Adygea and
Krasnodar Krai
Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of t ...
.
Other rivers include:
*
Belaya River
*
Chokhrak River
The Chokhrak (russian: Чохрак) is a river of southwest Russia, a left tributary of the Laba. It flows through the Republic of Adygea
The Republic of Adygea (; russian: Республика Адыгея, Respublika Adygeya, p=ɐdɨˈɡʲe ...
*
Dakh River
The Dakh is a river of southwest Russia. It flows through the Republic of Adygea. It is a right tributary of the Belaya (Kuban), Belaya. The Sakhray is its left tributary. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
References
Rivers of A ...
*
Fars River
The Fars (russian: Фарс) is a river of southwest Russia, a left tributary of the Laba. It flows through the Republic of Adygea. The Fars is 197 kilometer long. It has a catchment area of 1450 square kilometers. The Psefir
The Psefir (russi ...
*
Khodz River
The Khodz (russian: Ходзь; ady, Фэдз) is a river of southwest Russia, a left tributary of the Laba. It flows through the Republic of Adygea. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The Khodz river valley is home, during breeding seas ...
*
Kisha River Kisha can refer to:
*Kisha clubs, journalists' cartels in Japan
*Kisha Ford, former WNBA player
*Kisha Snow, U.S. boxer
*Kisha (river), in Adygea, Russia
*, Swiss singer
* Kisha Seizo
was a Japanese manufacturer of railway rolling stock that ...
*
Bolshaya Laba River
The Bolshaya Laba (russian: Большая Лаба; ady, Лабэшхуэ, ''Labešxwe'', ), or Great Laba, is a river in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. From the confluence
In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs wher ...
— ''(forming part of the eastern border between Adygea and Krasnodar Krai)''
*
Psekups River
*
Pshish River
Pshish (russian: Пшиш; ady, Пщыщ) is a river in Krasnodar Krai and the Republic of Adygea of Russia. It is a left tributary of the Kuban. It is long, with a drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing su ...
*
Sakhray River
*Sukhoy Kurdzhips River — ''flows near the archaeological site at
Mezmaiskaya cave
Mezmaiskaya Cave (russian: Мезмайская пещера) is a prehistoric cave site overlooking the right bank of the Sukhoi Kurdzhips (a tributary of the Kurdzhips River) in the southern Russian Republic of Adygea, located in the northwest ...
''.
Lakes
![Lago-Naki](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Lago-Naki.jpg)
The republic has no large lakes. However, the several large reservoirs include:
*Krasnodarskoye Reservoir
*Oktyabrskoye Reservoir
*
Shapsugskoye Reservoir
The Shapsug Reservoir, also known as the Shapsugskoye Reservoir (russian: Шапсу́гское водохрани́лище) is a deactivated reservoir in Takhtamukaysky District of the Republic of Adygea, Russia, located southwest of Krasnoda ...
*Tshchitskoye Reservoir
Mountains
![Фишт2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/%D0%A4%D0%B8%D1%88%D1%822.jpg)
The republic's major mountains and peaks range in height from , and include:
*
Chugush Mountain
The Chugush (russian: Чугуш) is the highest mountain in Adygea, Russia, located in the Western Caucasus. Its height is . The mountain has 10 glaciers covering an area of 1.2 km2. One of the glaciers feeds the Kisha River flowing towards the ...
—
*
Mount Fisht
Mount Fisht ( rus, Фишт, p=ˈfʲiʂt; ady, Фыщт ) is a peak located in the western Caucasus Mountains, in the Republic of Adygea, southwestern Russia.
Description
Fisht forms together with the peaks of Oshten and Pshekhu-Su the so-calle ...
—
*Oshten Mountain
*Pseashkho Mountain
*Shepsi Mountain
Natural resources
The republic is rich in
oil
An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) & lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. Most oils are unsaturated ...
and
natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...
. Other natural resources include
gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile met ...
,
silver
Silver is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂erǵ-, ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, whi ...
,
tungsten
Tungsten, or wolfram, is a chemical element with the symbol W and atomic number 74. Tungsten is a rare metal found naturally on Earth almost exclusively as compounds with other elements. It was identified as a new element in 1781 and first isolat ...
, and
iron
Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in f ...
.
Climate
*''Average January temperature'':
*''Average July temperature'':
*''Average annual
precipitation
In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, ice pellets, graupel and hail. ...
'':
February 15, 2010 recorded the absolute maximum for the winter months—in the capital, the city of
Maykop
Maykop (russian: Майкоп, p=mɐjˈkop Help:IPA/Russian, mɐj'kop); ady, Мыекъуапэ, Mıéquapə ) is the capital city of the Republic of Adygea in Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River (Kuban), Belaya River (a tribut ...
, the temperature was .
History
![Adygea02](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Adygea02.png)
The
Cherkess (Adyghe) Autonomous Oblast was established within the
Russian SFSR
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...
on July 27, 1922, on the territories of the
Kuban-Black Sea Oblast
Kuban Black Sea Oblast (russian: Куба́но-Черномо́рская о́бласть) was an administrative division (an ''oblast'') of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic which existed in 1920–1924.
When Soviet power was re ...
, primarily settled by the
Adyghe people
The Circassians (also referred to as Cherkess or Adyghe; Adyghe and Kabardian: Адыгэхэр, romanized: ''Adıgəxər'') are an indigenous Northwest Caucasian ethnic group and nation native to the historical country-region of Circassia in ...
.
[Azarenkova et al., p. 154] At that time,
Krasnodar
Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southern ...
was the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
. It was renamed Adyghe (Cherkess) Autonomous Oblast on August 24, 1922, soon after its creation. In the first two years of its existence the autonomous oblast was a part of the
Russian SFSR
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...
, but on October 17, 1924, it was transferred to the jurisdiction of the newly created
North Caucasus Krai
North Caucasus Krai (russian: Се́веро-Кавка́зский край, ''Severo-Kavkazskiy kray'') was an administrative division (''krai'') within the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union. It was established on ...
within the RSFSR.
It was renamed Adyghe Autonomous Oblast (AO) in July 1928. On January 10, 1934, the autonomous oblast became part of the new
Azov-Black Sea Krai
Azov-Black Sea Krai (russian: Азово-Черноморский край, ''Azovo-Chernomorskiy kray'') was an early ''krai'' of the Russian SFSR of the Soviet Union. Its capital was Rostov-on-Don
Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дон ...
, which was removed from North Caucasus Krai. Maykop was made the administrative center of the autonomous oblast in 1936. Adyghe AO became part of
Krasnodar Krai
Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of t ...
when it was established on September 13, 1937.
On July 3, 1991, the oblast was elevated to the status of a republic under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation.
[Official website of the Republic of Adygea]
Основные сведения
The first President of the republic was
Aslan Dzharimov
Aslan Aliyevich Dzharimov ( ady, Джарымэ Аслъан Алые ыкъор ; russian: Аслан Алиевич Джаримов) is a Russian politician who served as the President of the Adyghe Republic from 1992 to 2002.
Education
He g ...
, elected on 5 January 1992.
Relations between the Adyghe and ethnic Russians in Adygea are currently good. Russians make up two-thirds of the population within Adygea.
The current Head of Adygea is
Murat Kumpilov
Murat Karalbiyevich Kumpilov ( Adyghe: КъумпӀылэ Мурат, Q''ump'ılə'' ''Murat;'' Russian: Мурат Каральбиевич Кумпилов, ''Murat Karalbievich Kumpilov''; born on 27 February 1973) is a Russian politician an ...
.
Politics
![TozujVisit](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/TozujVisit.jpg)
The chief executive of the government of the Republic of Adygea is the
Head
A head is the part of an organism which usually includes the ears, brain, forehead, cheeks, chin, eyes, nose, and mouth, each of which aid in various sensory functions such as sight, hearing, smell, and taste. Some very simple animals may ...
(called "President" until May 2011), who is appointed for a five-year term. Proficiency in the
Adyghe language
Adyghe ( or ; ady, Адыгабзэ, Adygabzə, ), also known as West Circassian ( ady, link=no, кӏахыбзэ, khaxybzə), is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken by the western subgroups of Circassians. It is spoken mainly in Russia, a ...
is a prerequisite for the candidate.
The current Head,
Murat Kumpilov
Murat Karalbiyevich Kumpilov ( Adyghe: КъумпӀылэ Мурат, Q''ump'ılə'' ''Murat;'' Russian: Мурат Каральбиевич Кумпилов, ''Murat Karalbievich Kumpilov''; born on 27 February 1973) is a Russian politician an ...
(since January 27, 2017), succeeded
Aslan Tkhakushinov
Aslan(cheriy) Kitovich Tkhakushinov (russian: Асланчерий Китович Тхакушинов; ady, ТхьакIущынэ Аслъан Кытэ ыкъор, Thak’uşınə Astlan Kıtə ıqor ; born July 12, 1947) is the former He ...
, initially as acting Head of the region. There is also a directly elected
State Council State Council may refer to:
Government
* State Council of the Republic of Korea, the national cabinet of South Korea, headed by the President
* State Council of the People's Republic of China, the national cabinet and chief administrative auth ...
(''Khase'' or ''Xase''—not to be confused with the Adyghe Khase, a union of Adyghe who supported Sovmen for a second term), which comprises the Council of Representatives and the Council of the Republic. Both councils are elected every five years and have 27 deputies each.
The Republic sends three representatives to the parliament of the Russian Federation; one to the
State Duma
The State Duma (russian: Госуда́рственная ду́ма, r=Gosudárstvennaja dúma), commonly abbreviated in Russian as Gosduma ( rus, Госду́ма), is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, while the upper house ...
and the other two to the
Federation Council
The Federation Council (russian: Сове́т Федера́ции – ''Soviet Federatsii'', common abbreviation: Совфед – ''Sovfed''), or Senate (officially, starting from July 1, 2020) ( ru , Сенат , translit = Senat), is th ...
.
The
Constitution of the Republic of Adygea was adopted on May 14, 1995.
Divisions
![Adygea districts](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Adygea_districts.png)
The Republic of Adygea is administratively divided into seven districts (''
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...
s''), two
cities/towns, and (at a lower administrative level) five
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
s.
Municipally, the republic is divided into two urban okrugs, five urban settlements, and 46 rural settlements.
* Note "м.р." above is an abbreviation for "муниципальный район" (Municipal District)
Demographics
*Population:
*Life expectancy:
File:Life expectancy in Russian subject -Adygea.png, Life expectancy at birth in Adygea
File:Life expectancy in Russian subject -Adygea -diff.png, Life expectancy with calculated differences
File:Life expectancy in Russia -Krasnodar Krai.png, Life expectancy in Adygea, Krasnodar Krai and neighboring regions
File:Life expectancy in Russia -Krasnodar Krai (after 2014).png, Zoomed version of the chart since 2014
Vital statistics
:Source
Russian Federal State Statistics Service
Ethnic groups
According to the
2010 Census,
ethnic
Russians
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, population =
, popplace =
118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 ''Winkler Prins'' estimate)
, region1 =
, pop1 ...
make up 63.6% of the republic's total population, while the ethnic
Adyghe are 25.8%. Other groups include
Armenians
Armenians ( hy, հայեր, ''hayer'' ) are an ethnic group native to the Armenian highlands of Western Asia. Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the ''de facto'' independent Artsakh. There is a wide-ranging diaspora ...
(3.7%),
Ukrainians
Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. The majority ...
(1.4%),
Kurds ug:كۇردلار
Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ir ...
(1.1%) and
Tatars
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different (0.6%).
Religions
![Mosque Maykop](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Mosque_Maykop.JPG)
According to a 2012 survey which interviewed 56,900 people
35.4% of the population of Adygea adheres to the
Russian Orthodox Church
, native_name_lang = ru
, image = Moscow July 2011-7a.jpg
, imagewidth =
, alt =
, caption = Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia
, abbreviation = ROC
, type ...
23.6% to
Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...
, 3% are
unaffiliated Christians
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
and 1% are Orthodox Christian believers who don't belong to church or are members of other
Orthodox churches. In addition, 19.8% of the population declares to be "spiritual but not religious" 8% is
atheist
Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no ...
, and 8.6% follows other religions or did not answer to the question.
Education
Adyghe State University
Adyghe State University is a university located in Maykop, Adyghe Republic, Russian Federation. It is a leading educational and research center in the republic. The rector is Daud Mamiy. History
The university was founded in 1940
A cale ...
and
Maykop State Technological University
Maykop (russian: Майкоп, p=mɐjˈkop Help:IPA/Russian, mɐj'kop); ady, Мыекъуапэ, Mıéquapə ) is the capital city of the Republic of Adygea in Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River (Kuban), Belaya River (a tribut ...
, both in the capital Maykop, are the two major higher education facilities in Adygea.
Economy
Even though it is one of the poorest parts of Russia, the republic has abundant forests and rich soil. The region is famous for producing
grain
A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit (caryopsis) – with or without an attached hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption. A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals and legum ...
,
sunflower
The common sunflower (''Helianthus annuus'') is a large annual forb of the genus ''Helianthus'' grown as a crop for its edible oily seeds. Apart from cooking oil production, it is also used as livestock forage (as a meal or a silage plant), as ...
s,
tea
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of '' Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of southwestern China and northe ...
,
tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...
, and other produce. Hog and sheep breeding are also developed.
Food, timber, woodworking, pulp and paper, heavy engineering, and metal-working are the most developed industries.
Transportation
There is a
small airport in
Maykop
Maykop (russian: Майкоп, p=mɐjˈkop Help:IPA/Russian, mɐj'kop); ady, Мыекъуапэ, Mıéquapə ) is the capital city of the Republic of Adygea in Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River (Kuban), Belaya River (a tribut ...
(
ICAO airport code
The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: ''Location Indicators'', ...
URKM). Several rail lines pass through the republic.
Culture
The
Adyghe language
Adyghe ( or ; ady, Адыгабзэ, Adygabzə, ), also known as West Circassian ( ady, link=no, кӏахыбзэ, khaxybzə), is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken by the western subgroups of Circassians. It is spoken mainly in Russia, a ...
(Адыгабзэ) is a member of the
Northwest Caucasian language family. Along with
Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
, Adyghe is the official language of the republic.
There are 8 state and 23 public museums in the republic. The largest museum is the National Museum of the Republic of Adygea in Maykop.
Notable people
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Anatoly Berezovoy
Anatoly Nikolayevich Berezovoy (russian: Анато́лий Никола́евич Березово́й; 11 April 1942 – 20 September 2014) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Biography
Berezovoy was born in Enem, Adyghe Autonomous Oblast, Russian SFSR ...
(1942—2014), Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR.
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Aslan Dzharimov
Aslan Aliyevich Dzharimov ( ady, Джарымэ Аслъан Алые ыкъор ; russian: Аслан Алиевич Джаримов) is a Russian politician who served as the President of the Adyghe Republic from 1992 to 2002.
Education
He g ...
(born 1936), 1st President of the Republic of Adygea.
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Anna Kareyeva
Anna Vasilyevna Kareyeva (russian: Анна Васильевна Кареева; born 10 May 1977) is a Russian handball player who competed internationally with the Russian national team. She has won the World Championship three time ...
(born 1977), handball player.
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Mukharby Kirzhinov
Mukharby Nurbiyevich Kirzhinov (russian: Мухарби Нурбиевич Киржинов) (born 1 January 1949 in Koshekhabl, Adygea) is a former Soviet weightlifter, Olympic champion and world champion. He won gold medal in the lightweight cla ...
(born 1949), weightlifter.
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Andrei Kobenko
Andrei Vasilyevich Kobenko (russian: Андрей Васильевич Кобенко; born 25 June 1982) is a former Russian footballer.
Club career
He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Amkar Perm on 1 May 2004 in a game against FC ...
(born 1982), footballer.
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Nikita Kucherov
Nikita Igorevich Kucherov (russian: Никита Игоревич Кучеров; born 17 June 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Regarded as one of the best p ...
(born 1993), ice hockey player.
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Vladimir Nevzorov
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Nevzorov (russian: Владимир Михайлович Невзоров, born 5 October 1952 in Maykop) is a Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian judoka who competed for the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summe ...
(born 1952), judoka.
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Hazret Sovmen
Hazret Medzhidovich Sovmen ( ady, Шъэумэн Хьазрэт Меджидэ ыкъор ; russian: link=no, Хазре́т Меджи́дович Совмен; born 1 May 1937) was the second president of the Republic of Adygea, Russia, havin ...
(born 1937), 2nd President of the Republic of Adygea.
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Aslan Tkhakushinov
Aslan(cheriy) Kitovich Tkhakushinov (russian: Асланчерий Китович Тхакушинов; ady, ТхьакIущынэ Аслъан Кытэ ыкъор, Thak’uşınə Astlan Kıtə ıqor ; born July 12, 1947) is the former He ...
(born 1947), 3rd President of the Republic of Adygea.
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Aslan Tlebzu
Aslan Tlebzu ( ady, ЛIыбзэу Аслъан , Russian: Аслан Нурдинович Тлебзу), born 24 February 1981, Dzhidzhikhabl, Teuchezhsk, Adygea, USSR; is an Adyghe folk musician from North Caucasia.
Tlebzu was born in a small ...
(born 1981), Adyghe folk musician.
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Konstantin Vasilyev
Konstantín Alexeyevich Vasilyev (russian: Константи́н Алексе́евич Васи́льев; September 3, 1942 – October 29, 1976) was a Russian symbolist painter, who left more than 400 paintings and drawings. His range of wo ...
(1942—1976), painter.
See also
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Music in the Republic of Adygea
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Mezmaiskaya cave
Mezmaiskaya Cave (russian: Мезмайская пещера) is a prehistoric cave site overlooking the right bank of the Sukhoi Kurdzhips (a tributary of the Kurdzhips River) in the southern Russian Republic of Adygea, located in the northwest ...
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Circassian genocide
The Circassian genocide, or Tsitsekun, was the Russian Empire's systematic mass murder, ethnic cleansing, and expulsion of 80–97% of the Circassian population, around 800,000–1,500,000 people, during and after the Russo-Circassian War ( ...
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Adyghe people
The Circassians (also referred to as Cherkess or Adyghe; Adyghe and Kabardian: Адыгэхэр, romanized: ''Adıgəxər'') are an indigenous Northwest Caucasian ethnic group and nation native to the historical country-region of Circassia in ...
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External links
Адыгэ Республикэм и Лъэпкъ театр(in Adyghe)
The Voice of Circassians (Adyghe Language)Official website of the Republic of AdygeaOverview of the Republic of Adygea(''
Kommersant
''Kommersant'' (russian: Коммерсантъ, , ''The Businessman'' or Commerce Man, often shortened to Ъ) is a nationally distributed daily newspaper published in Russia mostly devoted to politics and business. The TNS Media and NRS Russia ...
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Official Website of the Adyghe State UniversityOfficial Website of the Adyghe State UniversityOfficial Website of the National Museum of the Republic of Adygea
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