Abkhazians

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Most Abkhazians live in Abkhazia, an autonomous republic within the Republic of Georgia; since 1993 Abkhazia has been a disputed breakaway state. The Abhkazian economy is based on animal husbandry, household craftwork, and the growing of maize, millet, tobacco, tea, and citrus fruits. Abkhazian culture is centered on the family and family relations, marked by patrilocal residence, patrilineal descent, and strong patriarchal authority. Abkhazians are renowned for extreme longevity.

Identifier

Region

• Asia

Subregion

• Caucasus

Subsistence Type

• pastoralists

Samples

• EA
• SCCS

Countries

• Georgia

External Links

• Abkhaz (Ethnographic Atlas) D-PLACE
• Abkhaz (Standard Cross-Cultural Sample) D-PLACE