Yegeruqway Explained

The Yegeruqway (; Russian: Егерукаевцы, Yegerukaevtsy) were one of the twelve major Circassian tribes, representing one of the twelve stars on the green-and-gold Circassian flag.^[1] There is also a small town with a form of the same name Egerukhay (Russian: Егерухай, Yegerukhaj) in the Koshekhablsky District, Adygea, Russia. The Yegeruqway currently reside in said town, other places of habitation include Khatazhukay and Dzherokay.^[2]

See also

Other Adyghe tribes

• Abzakh
• Besleney
• Bzhedug
• Hatuqwai
• Kabardian
• Mamkhegh
• Natukhai
• Shapsug
• Temirgoy
• Ubykh
• Zhaney

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2010. Circassians. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20140820015838/https://www.adiga-home.net/Circassians.htm. August 20, 2014. 17 May 2016. Adiga-home.net. The 12 Circassian tribes: Abadzeh Besleney Bzhedug Yegeruqay Zhaney Kabarday Mamheg Natuhay Temirgoy Ubyh Shapsug Hatukay. The twelve stars on the Adyghe Flag also refers to the twelve tribes..
2. Book: Tvërdyĭ, A. V. . Kavkaz v imenakh, nazvanii︠a︡kh, legendakh: opyt toponimicheskogo slovari︠a︡ . 2008 . Platonov . 978-5-89564-044-9 . Krasnodar.