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Circassians in Iraq are people of North Caucasian origin in Iraq including Adyghes Chechens and Dagestanis.The name Circassian usually denotes speakers of Northwest Caucasian languages only however in Western Asia the name may denote North Caucasus peoples in general including Chechens and Dagestanis who speak Northeast Caucasian languages.

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language
Adyghe language, Kurdish languages, Azerbaijani language, Chechen language, Lezgian language, Mesopotamian Arabic
population place
Baghdad, Al Anbar Governorate, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kirkuk Governorate, Najaf, Diyala Governorate
related
Iraqi people, Peoples of the Caucasus
religion
Sunni Islam
total population
30000

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