Circassians in Bulgaria (original) (raw)

The Circassians in Bulgaria (Adyghe: Балгарыем ис Адыгэхэр, romanized: Balgarıyem yis Adıgəxər; Bulgarian: Черкези в България) were a large ethnic minority in the territory that constitutes modern Bulgaria. In the late 19th century, they numbered around 150,000. In 1992, 573 people in the country identified themselves as Circassian.