Cerchez, Cherchez and Cerkez are Romanian words meaning " Circassian". The Circassians were a prominent minority in

Northern Dobruja Northern Dobruja ( or simply ; , ''Severna Dobrudzha'') is the part of Dobruja within the borders of Romania. It lies between the lower Danube, Danube River and the Black Sea, bordered in the south by Southern Dobruja, which is a part of Bulgaria. ...

during the 19th century. This region now belongs to Romania. Cerchez, and its variations, may refer to: *

Cerchez (surname) Cerchez, Cherchez or, rarely, Cerkez, is a Romanian surname that means " Circassian". A community of Circassians existed in Northern Dobruja during the 19th century. Notable people with the surname include: * Cristian Cherchez (born 1991), Romania ...

, a Romanian surname *

Cerchez (river) The Cerchez is a right tributary of the river Ceair (Urluia), Ceair in Romania. It flows into the Ceair near Dumbrăveni, Constanța, Dumbrăveni. Its length is and its basin size is . References

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, a Romanian river *

Cerchezu Cerchezu is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune includes four villages: * Cerchezu (historical name: ''Cerchezchioi'', , ), named after the Circassian minority that settled the region. * Căscioarele (historica ...

(formerly known as ''Cerchezchioi''), a commune in Constanța County named after the Circassians *

Slava Cercheză Slava Cercheză () is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Its name means the Cherkess ( Circassian) Slava, in reference to the Dobrujan Circassian community that used to inhabit the village before the Russo-Turkish War (1877� ...

, a commune in Tulcea County named after the Circassians * ''Cerchez'', the Romanian name of Cherkesy, a Ukrainian village in the Odesa Oblast * Cerchez & Co., the first Romanian aircraft company, aerodrome and flight school, named after its founder Mihail Cerchez

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