Lacking effective control over the Abkhazian territory, Georgia maintains an Abkhaz government-in-exile. The region had autonomy as the Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic within the Georgian …

Abkhaz is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken mainly in Abkhazia, an autonomous republic in Georgia. There are also Abkhaz speakers in the Republic of Adjara in Georgia, and in Turkey, …

Dec 11, 2025 · The Abkhaz were vassals of the Byzantine Empire when they became Christian under Justinian I (c. 550). In the 8th century the independent kingdom of Abkhazia was formed.

Nov 28, 2025 · Ruslan Aguazhba is an Abkhaz historian and publicist known for his research on the Abkhaz diaspora and the modern history of Abkhazia. He graduated from the Maxim Gorky Literary …

There are also Abkhaz speakers in Turkey, Georgia, Syria, Jordan, Europe and the USA. There are two main dialects of Abkhaz: the northern Bzup dialect and the southern Abzhawa dialect.

The Abkhaz language is one of the oldest and archaic languages of the world, which has survived to this day. The alphabet of the Abkhaz language consists of 64 letters: 56 consonants, 6 vowels, as well as …

Abkhaz is a member of the Northwest Caucasian language family, which also includes Abaza, Circassian (Adyghe and Kabardian), and Ubykh. This language family is known for its complex …

Nov 19, 2024 · Newspapers are available in the Abkhaz and Russian languages but most of the time they are devoid of criticism. Locals have access to Abkhaz, Russian and Turkish language radio …

The Abkhaz people are principally divided into Abkhazian Orthodox Christian and Sunni Muslim (Hanafi) communities (prevalent in Abkhazia and Turkey respectively) but the indigenous non-Abrahamic …

Both Georgian and Abkhaz law enshrines an official status of the Abkhaz language in Abkhazia. The 1992 law of Georgia, reiterated in the 1995 constitution, grants Abkhaz the status of second official …