ABSTRACT
Alt.spel.AbaKizhi.SEEAbaKizhi,Aba, Shor.
Alt.des.Aba.SEEAba,Shor.
Alt.des.Aba.SEEAba,Shor.
ABADZEGSelfdes.Abadzegh~Rus.des.Abadzekh.One ofthetenmajortribaldivisionsofthe
Adygeipeople.Eachofthesegroupswasformerly consideredadistinctpeople.Theyaren6wclassified asAdygei.ThemajorityofAbadzeg,alongwiththe otherAbazgo-Circassianpeoples,emigratedtoTurkeyin themid-1860s.TheAbadzeglivedintheareaalongthe upperPsekups,Laba,andBelayaRiversinthewestern NorthCaucasus.SEEAdygei,Circassian.