The Karachay-Cherkess Republic or Karachay-Cherkessia is a federal subject of Russia. It is geographically located in the North Caucasus region of Southern Russia and is administratively part of the North Caucasian Federal District. Karachay-Cherkessia has a population of 477,859.
Cherkessk is the capital city of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia, as well as its political, economic, and cultural center. Its population was 129,069.
An Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was a type of administrative unit in the Soviet Union (USSR) created for certain nations. The ASSRs had a status lower than the constituent union republics of the USSR, but higher than the autonomous oblasts and the autonomous okrugs.
Autonomous oblasts of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics were administrative units created for a number of smaller nations, which were given autonomy within the fifteen republics of the USSR.
Karachay-Cherkessia Autonomous Oblast was an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union that was created on 12 January 1922, and was the predecessor of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. The Karachay-Cherkess oblast was first formed in 1922 for the Circassian (Cherkess) and Karachays peoples. The oblast was dissolved in 1926, to form the Karachay Autonomous Oblast and Cherkess Autonomous Oblast. Karachay Autonomous Oblast was dissolved in 1943, when the Karachays were exiled to Central Asia for their alleged collaboration with the Germans. In 1957, upon their return, the Karachay-Cherkess autonomous oblast was recreated. During this time, part of the territory was incorporated into the Georgian SSR. In 1991 it became a republic.
The Cherkess Autonomous Oblast or Cherkessia was an autonomous oblast of the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, created on April 26, 1926 by the split of the Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Oblast. It was called the Cherkess National Okrug until April 30, 1928. It was dissolved in 1957 by the creation of the new Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Oblast.
Karachayevsk is a town in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia, located on the Kuban River in the Caucasus Mountains. Population: 21,483 (2010 Census); 22,113 (2002 Census); 21,582 (1989 Census).
Abazinia, Abazashta or Abaza is a historical country at the northern mountainside of the Caucasus Major, now the northern part of Karachay–Cherkessian Republic, Russia. Abazinia is a home of the Abazins, a people related to the Abkhaz people that speak the Abazin language.
The position of the Head of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic is the highest office within the Government of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic in Russia. The Head is elected by citizens of Russia residing in the republic. Term of service is five years.
Adyge-Khablsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is 325.9 square kilometers (125.8 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Adyge-Khabl. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 16,186, with the population of Adyge-Khabl accounting for 24.4% of that number.
Khabezsky District is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is 565 square kilometers (218 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Khabez. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 30,356, with the population of Khabez accounting for 20.6% of that number.
Malokarachayevsky District is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 1,366 square kilometers (527 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Uchkeken. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 43,318, with the population of Uchkeken accounting for 38.1% of that number.
Prikubansky District is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is 960 square kilometers (370 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Kavkazsky. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 29,343, with the population of Kavkazsky accounting for 10.3% of that number.
Ust-Dzhegutinsky District is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is 992 square kilometers (383 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Ust-Dzheguta. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 50,641, with the population of Ust-Dzheguta accounting for 60.4% of that number.
Zelenchuksky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the republic. The area of the district is 2,931 square kilometers (1,132 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Zelenchukskaya. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 51,780, with the population of Zelenchukskaya accounting for 37.6% of that number.
Balkar and Karachay nationalism is the national sentiment among the Balkars and Karachai. It generally manifests itself in:
Novy Karachay is an urban locality in Karachayevsky District of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 3,035.
Pravokubansky is an urban locality in Karachayevsky District of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 3,187.
Udarny is an urban locality in Prikubansky District of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,083.
Mednogorsky is an urban locality in Urupsky District of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,960.
