Adygha(Adigha, Adiga, Adyga) or Cherkes(Cherkess) is a term derived from the
Russian-
language name for the Circassians, a people of the North Caucasus.
The Circassians, also known by their endonym Adygha, are a Northwest
Caucasian nation
native to Circassia, many of whom were displaced in the course of the
Russian conquest of the Caucasus in the 19th century, especially after the Russo-Circassian War in 1864.