Circassians in Israel

Circassians in Israel (Adyghe: Адыгэхэу Исраэл исыхэр; Hebrew: הצ'רקסים בישראל‎) refers to the Circassian people who live in Israel. They hail from a Northwest Caucasian ethnic group native to Circassia who mostly adhere to Islam. Circassians in Israel are Sunni Muslims; they number about 4,000 and live primarily in two towns: Kfar Kama (Adyghe: Кфар Кама), and Rehaniya (Adyghe: Рихьаные). They are descended from two groups settled in the Galilee by the Ottoman Empire in the 1870s.

Circassians in Israel

Circassians in Israel (Adyghe: Адыгэхэу Исраэл исыхэр; Hebrew: הצ'רקסים בישראל‎) refers to the Circassian people who live in Israel. They hail from a Northwest Caucasian ethnic group native to Circassia who mostly adhere to Islam. Circassians in Israel are Sunni Muslims; they number about 4,000 and live primarily in two towns: Kfar Kama (Adyghe: Кфар Кама), and Rehaniya (Adyghe: Рихьаные). They are descended from two groups settled in the Galilee by the Ottoman Empire in the 1870s.