Abaza
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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, 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 family
- 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
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- ^ a b "The Abazians".
- ^ Marsot, Afaf Lutfi Al-Sayyid (12 January 1984). Egypt in the Reign of Mohamed Ali. ISBN 9780521289689.