Circassians in Jordan

Circassians in Jordan are Jordanians of Circassian origin. Circassian refugees arrived in Jordan in the late 19th century, fleeing the Circassian Genocide in the 1850s and later the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). They settled in Jordan, then a part of Ottoman Syria, in and around Amman and Jerash. Circassians are credited with founding modern Amman as the city had been previously abandoned.

Circassians in Jordan

Circassians in Jordan are Jordanians of Circassian origin. Circassian refugees arrived in Jordan in the late 19th century, fleeing the Circassian Genocide in the 1850s and later the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). They settled in Jordan, then a part of Ottoman Syria, in and around Amman and Jerash. Circassians are credited with founding modern Amman as the city had been previously abandoned.