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Cerchez (other)
Cerchez, Cherchez and Cerkez are Romanian words meaning "Circassians, Circassian". The Circassians were a prominent minority in Northern Dobruja during the 19th century. This region now belongs to Romania. Cerchez, and its variations, may refer to: * Cerchez (surname), a Romanian surname * Cerchez (river), a Romanian river * Cerchezu (formerly known as ''Cerchezchioi''), a commune in Constanța County named after the Circassians * Slava Cercheză, a commune in Tulcea County named after the Circassians * ''Cerchez'', the Romanian name of Cherkesy, Odesa Oblast, Cherkesy, a Ukrainian village in the Odesa Oblast * Cerchez & Co., the first Romanian aircraft company, aerodrome and flight school, named after its founder Mihail Cerchez See also * Circassian (other) * Circassians in Romania {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circassians
The Circassians or Circassian people, also called Cherkess or Adyghe (Adyghe language, Adyghe and ), are a Northwest Caucasian languages, Northwest Caucasian ethnic group and nation who originated in Circassia, a region and former country in the North Caucasus. As a consequence of the Circassian genocide, which was perpetrated by the Russian Empire during the Russo-Circassian War in the 19th century, most of the Circassian people were exiled from their ancestral homeland and consequently began living in what was then the Ottoman Empire—that is, modern-day Turkey and the rest of the Middle East. In the early 1990s, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization estimated that there are as many as 3.7 million Circassian diaspora, Circassians in diaspora in over 50 countries. The two Circassian languages—western Adyghe language, Adyghe and eastern Kabardian language, Kabardian—are natively spoken by the Circassian people. After the Russian Empire's war crimes and forced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Dobruja
Northern Dobruja ( or simply ; , ''Severna Dobrudzha'') is the part of Dobruja within the borders of Romania. It lies between the lower Danube, Danube River and the Black Sea, bordered in the south by Southern Dobruja, which is a part of Bulgaria. History Around 600 BC, the Greeks colonized the Black Sea shore and founded numerous fortresses: Tomis (today's Constanța), Callatis, Histria, Argamum, Heracleea, Aegysus. The Greeks engaged in trade with the Dacians who lived on the main land. Dobruja became a Roman province after the conquest of the Dacian Tribes. One of the best preserved remnants of this period is the Capidava citadel. Between the 7th and 14th century, Dobruja was part of the First Bulgarian Empire and the Second Bulgarian Empire. For a long period in the 14–15th century, Dobruja became part of Wallachia. The territory fell under Ottoman Empire, Ottoman rule from the mid-15th century until 1878, when it was awarded to Romania for its role in the Russo-Turkish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerchez (surname)
Cerchez, Cherchez or, rarely, Cerkez, is a Romanian surname that means " Circassian". A community of Circassians existed in Northern Dobruja during the 19th century. Notable people with the surname include: * Cristian Cherchez (born 1991), Romanian professional footballer * Cristofi Cerchez (1872–1955), Romanian architect and engineer * Ecaterina Cercheza (1620–1666), Circassian noble and second spouse of the Moldavian voivode Vasile Lupu * Grigore Cerchez (1850–1927), Romanian architect, engineer and professor * Hamdi Cerchez (1941–1994), Romanian comedian of Tatar or Turkish descent * Mihail Cerchez (1839–1885), Romanian general See also * Cerchez (other) Cerchez, Cherchez and Cerkez are Romanian words meaning "Circassians, Circassian". The Circassians were a prominent minority in Northern Dobruja during the 19th century. This region now belongs to Romania. Cerchez, and its variations, may refer to: ... * Circassians in Romania {{surname, Cerchez Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerchez (river)
The Cerchez is a right tributary of the river Ceair (Urluia), Ceair in Romania. It flows into the Ceair near Dumbrăveni, Constanța, Dumbrăveni. Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Constanța County {{Constanța-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerchezu
Cerchezu is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune includes four villages: * Cerchezu (historical name: ''Cerchezchioi'', , ), named after the Circassian minority that settled the region. * Căscioarele (historical name: ''Mamușlia'', , ) * Măgura (historical name: ''Docuzaci'', ) * Viroaga (historical name: ''Calfachioi'', ) The territory of the commune also includes the former village of ''Căciulați'' (historical name: ''Cealmagea''), nominally merged with Viroaga by the 1968 administrative reform. Cerchezu is located in the southern part of the county, southeast of the county seat, the port city of Constanța, on the border with Bulgaria. It is crossed by county road DJ391A, which connects it to national road DN3 to the north and to just to the east. Demographics At the 2011 census, Cerchezu had 1,287 Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slava Cercheză
Slava Cercheză () is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Its name means the Cherkess ( Circassian) Slava, in reference to the Dobrujan Circassian community that used to inhabit the village before the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). Besides the titular village, the commune also includes the village of ''Slava Rusă'' (, ''Russian Slava''). Situated near the site of ancient Libida, the commune is home to an important Russian-speaking Lipovan community (79.9% of the population) dating from the late 17th or early 18th century. The Uspenia monastery in the village of Slava Rusă is the seat of the Orthodox Old Rite Eparchy of Slava, founded in the 19th century, with authority over most of Dobruja. The Vovidenia convent A convent is an enclosed community of monks, nuns, friars or religious sisters. Alternatively, ''convent'' means the building used by the community. The term is particularly used in the Catholic Church, Lutheran churches, and the Angli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerchez & Co
Cerchez, Cherchez and Cerkez are Romanian words meaning " Circassian". The Circassians were a prominent minority in Northern Dobruja during the 19th century. This region now belongs to Romania. Cerchez, and its variations, may refer to: * Cerchez (surname), a Romanian surname * Cerchez (river), a Romanian river * Cerchezu (formerly known as ''Cerchezchioi''), a commune in Constanța County named after the Circassians * Slava Cercheză Slava Cercheză () is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Its name means the Cherkess ( Circassian) Slava, in reference to the Dobrujan Circassian community that used to inhabit the village before the Russo-Turkish War (1877� ..., a commune in Tulcea County named after the Circassians * ''Cerchez'', the Romanian name of Cherkesy, a Ukrainian village in the Odesa Oblast * Cerchez & Co., the first Romanian aircraft company, aerodrome and flight school, named after its founder Mihail Cerchez See also * Circassian (disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circassian (other)
Circassian may refer to: * Circassia, a former geographical region located in present-day European Russia, Northern Caucasus ** Circassian coast, on the Black Sea * Circassians, also known as Adyghe people ** Circassian diaspora * Circassian language, a Northwest Caucasian language or subgroup of languages * Circassians (historical ethnonym), a term used to denominate different peoples of the Black Sea shore and the Northern Caucasus Other uses * USS ''Circassian'' (1862), a Union Navy steamship in the American Civil War See also * * Cerchez (other) Cerchez, Cherchez and Cerkez are Romanian words meaning "Circassians, Circassian". The Circassians were a prominent minority in Northern Dobruja during the 19th century. This region now belongs to Romania. Cerchez, and its variations, may refer to: ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
