Abaza is the name of an ethnic group closely related to the

Circassians The Circassians or Circassian people, also called Cherkess or Adyghe (Adyghe language, Adyghe and ), are a Northwest Caucasian languages, Northwest Caucasian ethnic group and nation who originated in Circassia, a region and former country in t ...

, the

Abazins The Abazin, Abazinians or Abaza ( Abaza and Abkhaz: Абаза; Circassian: Абазэхэр; ; ; ) are an ethnic group of the Northwest Caucasus, closely related to the Abkhaz and Circassian peoples. Today, as a result of atrocities committ ...

, their language, the

Abaza language 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, Abaza Family, and a surname. The Abazin people's "self-design ...

, an Egyptian noble family of the same origin, the

Abaza Family The Abaza family (; , or , ; ) is an Egyptians, Egyptian aristocratic family of maternal Abazin, Circassians, Circassian, and paternal Egyptians, Egyptian origins whose historical stronghold is in the Nile Delta. It has been described as "deep ...

, and a surname. The

Abazin The Abazin, Abazinians or Abaza ( Abaza and Abkhaz: Абаза; Circassian: Абазэхэр; ; ; ) are an ethnic group of the Northwest Caucasus, closely related to the Abkhaz and Circassian peoples. Today, as a result of atrocities committ ...

people's "self-designation" is ''Abaza'' (

: ). The word is also where the historic country of

Abazinia Abazinia, Abazashta or Abaza is a historical country at the northern mountainside of the Caucasus Major, now the northern part of Karachay–Cherkess Republic, Russia. Abazinia is the home of the Abazins, a people that speak the Abazin lan ...

gets its name. Abaza may also refer to:

Places

, a region in the Caucasus *

Abaza (town) Abaza (Russian and Khakas: Абаза, ''Abaza'') is a town in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia, located on the Abakan River south of Abakan. Population: History It was founded in 1856 and developed on the strength of iron ore deposits; the ...

, a town in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia

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* Abaza people, an ethnic group of the Caucasus *

, a Northwest Caucasian language *

Abaza family The Abaza family (; , or , ; ) is an Egyptians, Egyptian aristocratic family of maternal Abazin, Circassians, Circassian, and paternal Egyptians, Egyptian origins whose historical stronghold is in the Nile Delta. It has been described as "deep ...

, an Egyptian noble house of maternal

Circassian ancestry * Abaza (surname) *

Abaza goat The Abaza is an indigenous breed of goat from north-east Turkey. They are used for dairying, but also have relatively good meat production. Due to its small population size, there is a high degree of inbreeding within this breed, placing it "at ri ...

, a Turkish breed of domesticated goat * Abaza TV, a television station in the Republic of Abkhazia

People

Alexander Abaza Alexander Ageevich Abaza (; 1821–1895) was a Russian politician. He was one of the most liberal advisors of Alexander II of Russia. He served as the minister of finance from October 27, 1880, to May 6, 1881, and unsuccessfully urged the tsar ...

(1821–1895), Russian finance minister *

Alexander Nikolayevich Abaza Alexander Nikolayevich Abaza (; 4 August 1872 – 6 November 1925) was a Russian diplomat who served as the last Russian consul-general in Australia before the October Revolution of 1917, which brought the Bolsheviks to power. He sometimes used ...

(1872–1925), Russian diplomat *

Alexey Abaza Aleksei Mikhailovich Abaza (; 30 April 1853 – 1915 or 3 February 1917 ) was an Imperial Russian Navy officer who achieved the rank of rear admiral. As a Royal Dignitary of Russia, he was one of the leading committee members which governed forei ...

(1853–1915), Russian admiral *

Arkady Abaza Arkady Maksimovich Abaza (Абаза́ Арка́дий Макси́мович; 1843 in Sverdlikovo, Kursk Governorate – , in Kursk) was a Russian composer, journalist and pianist. He studied in St. Petersburg with Alexander Dreyschock for for ...

(1843–1915), Russian composer *

Fekry Pasha Abaza Fekry Pasha Abaza (1895 – 9 February 1979) was an Egyptian journalist and democratic political activist. Early life and education Abaza was born in 1895 in the village of Kafr Abu Shehata in the East, Egypt. He was a member of the Abaza Fa ...

(1896–1979), Egyptian journalist and political activist *

Jan Abaza Jan Abaza (born March 1, 1995) is an American former tennis player of Syrian descent. She won two singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On August 5, 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 374 ...

(b. 1995), American tennis player *

Rushdy Abaza Rushdy Saiid Bughdadi Abaza () (3 August 1926 – 27 July 1980) was an Egyptian film and television actor. He was considered one of the most charming actors in the Egyptian film industry and is one of the most famous. He died of brain cancer at t ...

(1926–1980), Egyptian actor *

Tharwat Abaza Tharwat Abaza (28 June 1927 – 17 March 2002) was an Egyptian journalist and novelist. His best-known novel, ''A Man Escaping from Time'', was turned into an Egyptian television series in the late 1960s, and ''A Taste of Fear'', a short story ...

(1927–2002), Egyptian journalist and novelist *

Yanal Abaza Yanal Abaza () (born 1 May 1976) is a retired Syrian footballer who played as a defender. He represented the Syria national team between 2000 and 2002, earning 12 caps. He made four appearances in the 2002 West Asian Championship that was ...

(b. 1976), retired Syrian association football player *

Aziz Pasha Abaza Aziz Pasha Abaza (, born 13 August 1898 – 11 July 1973) was an Egyptian poet, known in the fields of modern Egyptian literature and Arab literature. Abaza's poems are preoccupied with Arab unity and Pan-Arabism. His poetry was an inspiratio ...

(b. 1898), an Egyptian poet and politician

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