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Abaza is the name of an ethnic group closely related to the Circassians, the Abazins, their language, the Abaza language, an Egyptian noble family of the same origin, the Abaza Family, and a surname.
The Abazin people's "self-designation" is Abaza (Abaza language: абаза).[1] The word is also where the historic country of Abazinia gets its name.[1][2]
Abaza may also refer to:
Places
edit- Abazinia, a region in the Caucasus
- Abaza (town), a town in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia
Other uses
edit- Abaza people, an ethnic group of the Caucasus
- Abaza language, a Northwest Caucasian language
- Abaza family, an Egyptian noble house of maternal Abazin Circassian ancestry
- Abaza (surname)
- Abaza goat, a Turkish breed of domesticated goat
- Abaza TV, a television station in the Republic of Abkhazia
People
edit- Alexander Abaza (1821–1895), Russian finance minister
- Alexander Nikolayevich Abaza (1872–1925), Russian diplomat
- Alexey Abaza (1853–1915), Russian admiral
- Arkady Abaza (1843–1915), Russian composer
- Fekry Pasha Abaza (1896–1979), Egyptian journalist and political activist
- Jan Abaza (b. 1995), American tennis player
- Rushdy Abaza (1926–1980), Egyptian actor
- Tharwat Abaza (1927–2002), Egyptian journalist and novelist
- Yanal Abaza (b. 1976), retired Syrian association football player
- Aziz Pasha Abaza (b. 1898), an Egyptian poet and politician
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "The Abazians".
- ^ Marsot, Afaf Lutfi Al-Sayyid (12 January 1984). Egypt in the Reign of Mohamed Ali. ISBN 9780521289689.