The tribes of the Caucasus were defeated and assimilated by the Russian Empire by the end of the C19th. They were largely Muslim and many were semi-nomadic. Most of the areas that they inhabited became independent states again after the breaak-up of the Soviet Union.
Abdurrahman | Albast | Aliko | Ara | Elija | Hamsad |
Isary | Jamaluddin | Kasi | Kibet | Mahmud | Mirza |
Murad | Rachman | Sado | Shamil | Shefi | Surkhai |
Anina |
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This collection of names compiled by Kate Monk. Copyright January
1997, Kate Monk. Last updated November, 97. Copies may be made
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