Demography & Repatriation

Editors of the "International Fund Apsny" magazine "Apsyntila sara styla" Guram Amkuab and Syrma Ashuba paid a working visit to Northern Cyprus in order to collect materials about the life descendants of Caucasian Muhajirs in unrecognized country. All of them are called Circassians there. According to the historian, interviewed by our journalists, Cyprus is a home to many immigrants from the Caucasus, but their exact number is unknown. He noted that there are also Circassian and Adyga villages in South Greek Cyprus.

Today is the memorial day of exiled Circassian nations, who experienced one of the greatest tragedies of humankind. Millions of people had to leave their homeland (forcible deportation), and thousands of them died during the exodus. The remembrance events were held in Sukhum. Guests from North Caucasus, State and Public Organizations, Students and Teachers from all Regions of Abkhazia came to lay flowers to the monument dedicated to exiled people.

The President of the Republic of Abkhazia Raul Hajimba and members of Government attended the event.

The large family of Revaz Sharambaya and Esiko Khashig, living in Sukhum, are bringing up 9 children, all of them are girls: Veronica, Christina, Milana, Lana, Ilona, ​​Gunda, Liliana, Evelina, Daniela. The youngest daughter is 4 years old, and the older one is-22. Six of them are studying in Sukhum secondary school №13, and two are going to enter the university.

The International Fund “Apsny" provides financial assistance to families with many children in the form of necessary household appliances, furniture, clothing, required to every particular family.

There are so many families with many children in cities and villages of Abkhazia. Thus, seven children are growing in a large Karkhalaa family, which lives in Gup Village, Ochamchira Region. There are five boys and two girls. The head of the family Boha Karkhalaa passed away three years ago. His wife Janna Khadjimba stayed alone with seven children.