Temirgoy_people
Chemirgoys
Circassian tribe
Temirgoy or Chemirgoy or Kemgui (Adyghe: КIэмгуй, K'əmguy; or КIэмыргъуэй, K'əmırğwey; or Кӏьэмгуе, K'əmguye; Russian: Темиргоевцы, Temirgoevcy) are one of the twelve major Circassian tribes, representing one of the twelve stars on the green-and-gold Circassian flag.[1] They lived between the lower flows of the Belaya and Laba Rivers and their lands extended north to the Kuban. After the end of the Caucasian War, most Temirgoys resettled in other Circassian villages (Bzhedugii, Kabarda, Urupskiy (Schhaschefyzh) current Assumption district of Krasnodar region), as well as in Turkey and the Middle East. In Turkey many of the population of the village Hadzhimukohabl (now village Dondukovskaya ), are Temirgoy.
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They live mainly in Adygea and present diaspora. The Temirgoy dialect of Adyghe (Adyghe: КIэмыргъуэйбзэ, Ḉemyrğwejbze), and the Bzhedug dialect of Adyghe are the main languages of the Circassians in the Republic of Adygea.