Abaza

Abaza is 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 (). The word is also where the historic country of Abazinia gets its name.

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)
• Abaz

References