Abaza Explained

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.^[2]

Abaza may also refer to:

Places

• Abazinia, a region in the Caucasus
• Abaza (town), a town in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia

Other uses

• 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

• 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

• Abaza Pasha (disambiguation)
• Abaza family

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Abazians .
2. Book: Marsot . Afaf Lutfi Al-Sayyid . Egypt in the Reign of Mohamed Ali . 12 January 1984 . 9780521289689 .