The Adyghe Khabze is the traditional worldview and moral code of the Circassian people. It regulates most aspects of individual as well as social life, and has historically served as the unwritten con
"Honour comes before life" , a Khabze reminder on a street sign in the Adyghe language. Located in Maykop, Republic of Adygea; similar signs with Khabze principles and folk wisdom can be found all over the republic.
"A village in the Caucasus" by Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld
A Circassian couple by Nikolay Danilevsky
"Circassian Abducting His Future Wife" by Taitbout de Marigny
Circassia, also known as Zichia, was a country and a historical region in Eastern Europe. It spanned the western coastal portions of the North Caucasus, along the northeastern shore of the Black Sea.
Adyghe Khabze
…of the Circassian people. It regulates most aspects of individual as well as social life, and has historically served as the unwritten constitution of Circassia, regulating legal proceedings, conflict resolution, military affairs, and governance. The historical and geographic conditions of the Circassians…
Princes of East Circassia
Presidents of the Circassian Confederation
Kabarda (east Circassia) supreme princes