Keeping the Memory of the Past: Toponymic Space of Historical Circassia. Review of the book: Еmykova N. H. Istoricheskaia toponimiia Zapadnoi Cherkesii. Po materialam russkikh dokumentov XVIII–XIX vv. Chast’ pervaia: Abadzekhiia [Historical Toponymy of Western Circassia. Based on the Materials from Russian Documents of the 18th–19th Centuries. Part 1: Abadzekhia]. Maykop: Poligraph-Yug, 2021. 768 p.

The reviewed work represents the first instalment of a comprehensive project aimed at studying the historical toponymy of Western Circassia. This volume focuses on the geographical names of the Abadzekhia region. Since many of these toponyms have fallen out of use, their documentation, analysis, and...

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Published in:	Вопросы ономастики
Main Author:	Marat Nurbievich Gubzhokov
Format:	Article
Language:	Russian
Published:	Izdatelstvo Uralskogo Universiteta 2024-09-01
Subjects:	abadzekhia anthroponymy circassia circassian language cultural heritage historical toponymy regional toponymy
Online Access:	https://onomastics.ru/en/content/2024-volume-21-issue-2-11