Circassians is a term derived from the Turkic Cherkess (Çerkes). Generically it refers to the Caucasian peoples of northwest Caucasus. It might be understood in a narrower sense (including Adyghe, Cherkes, Shapsugs and Kabardin), or in a broader sense (including also Abkhaz, Abazins, and Ubykh, the latter linguistically vanished). The term isn't the self-designation of any of these people. Today a significant number of "Circassians" live in diaspora. The term's vagueness stems largely from… (More on Circassians)