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🇺🇦 Peoples of Ukraine

16 indigenous and tribal peoples who live in Ukraine, best known first.

Jewsיהודים 🇮🇱 Israel and 11 moreAn ethnoreligious group with ancient roots in Israel and a global presence today About 15 million AssyriansĀṯūrāyē / Suryoye / Suryāyē 🇮🇶 Iraq and 14 moreAn indigenous Christian people of northern Mesopotamia, speaking Neo-Aramaic. About 1.2 million, Semitic BashkirsБашҡорттар 🇷🇺 Russia and 12 moreTurkic-speaking people of the southern Urals, mainly in Bashkortostan, Russia About 1.7 million, Turkic (Kipchak branch) AvarsмагӀарулал (maⱨarulal) 🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreHighland people of Dagestan and the North Caucasus About 1.3 million, Northeast Caucasian (Avar–Andic branch) GagauzGagauzlar 🇲🇩 Moldova and 8 moreA Turkic-speaking Orthodox Christian people of southern Moldova and Ukraine About 150,000, Turkic Mariмари / Марий-влак 🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreFinno-Ugric people of the Volga and Kama rivers, Russia About 600,000, Uralic UdmurtsУдмуртъёс 🇷🇺 Russia and 2 moreFinno-Ugric people of Udmurtia and the Volga-Ural region About 396,000, Uralic Rusyns 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 11 moreEast Slavic people native to the Carpathian Mountains About 1.8 million, East Slavic Karelianskarjalaižet 🇷🇺 Russia and 7 moreIndigenous Finnic people of Karelia, now in Russia and Finland About 43,000, Uralic Abazins 🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreNorthwest Caucasian people now living in Russia, Turkey, and the Middle East About 210,000, Northwest Caucasian Crimean Karaites 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 6 moreA Turkic-speaking Karaite Jewish community native to Crimea and Eastern Europe About 2,000, Turkic (Kipchak branch) Nganasan 🇷🇺 Russia and 2 moreReindeer hunters of the Taymyr Peninsula in northern Siberia About 720, Samoyedic (Uralic) Udegeудиэ / удиһе 🇷🇺 Russia and 1 moreHunters and fishers of the Ussuri and Amur river regions in Russia About 2,000, Tungusic Sciri 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 2 moreAn East Germanic people once living north of the Black Sea and Danube Historical, Germanic Kayı 🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreAn Oghuz Turkic tribe with roots in Turkey and Turkmenistan Turkic Chorni Klobuky 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 1 moreTurkic tribes who settled on the southern frontier of Kievan Rus' Historical

Seven peoples, once a week

Every Monday: seven peoples you may never have heard of, who they are and where they live.