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The upheavals and ethnic cleansing of the 20th century vastly changed Crimea's ethnic composition. In 1944, 200,000 Crimean Tatars were deported from Crimea to Central Asia and Siberia, along with 70,000 Greeks and 14,000 Bulgarians and other nationalities.
Ethnic maps of Crimea showing the percentage of Crimean Tatars in the peninsula by subdivision. The first map is based on data from the Russian Empire census (1897) − those who indicated Crimean Tatar as their native language, the second one is 1939 Soviet census before the deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944, and the third from the 2014 ...
The main ethnic groups that inhabited the Crimea at various times and took part in the formation of the Crimean Tatar people are Tauri, Scythians, Sarmatians, Alans, Ancient Greeks, Crimean Goths, Huns, Bulgars, Khazars, Pechenegs, Cumans, Italians. The consolidation of this diverse ethnic conglomerate into a single Crimean Tatar people took ...
Crimea is located between the temperate and subtropical climate belts and is characterized by warm and sunny weather. [56] It is characterized by diversity and the presence of microclimates. [56] The northern parts of Crimea have a moderate continental climate with short but cold winters and moderately hot dry summers. [57]
Crimea highlighted on a map of the Black Sea. The Crimean Tatars controlled the Crimean Khanate from 1441 to 1783, when Crimea was annexed by the Russian Empire as a target of Russian expansion. By the 14th century, most of the Turkic-speaking population of Crimea had adopted Islam, following the conversion of Ozbeg Khan of the Golden Horde.
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Most [21] [22] modern scientists regard them as descendants of Karaite Jews who settled in Crimea and adopted a Kypchak language. Others [23] [vague] view them as descendants of Khazar or Cuman, Kipchak converts to Karaite Judaism. Today, many Crimean Karaites reject ethnic Semitic origins theories and identify as descendants of the Khazars. [24]
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Crimea" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Armenians in ...