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Meskhetian Turks
The Meskhetian Turks are a subethnic group of Turks originating in the Meskhetian region in the southwest of Georgia.
Language
The Meskhetian Turks speak one of the Eastern Anatolian dialects of the Turkish language. Up to 85% of Meskhetian Turks are fluent in Russian.
Dispersion
They live in Kabardino-Balkaria (Urvan district, Prokhladny, Chegem district, Nalchik), the Rostov region (Salsk, Veselovsky district, Volgodonsk), the Krasnodar territory (Krymsk district), the Belgorod, Voronezh, Smolensk regions, the Stavropol territory.
Traditional occupations
Their traditional occupations were farming, gardening, melon growing, cattle breeding. They grew wheat, barley, corn, linen, lentils, kidney beans and millet, potatoes, onions, garlic, pepper (pimpila), tomatoes (patlyzhan), eggplants (gara patlydzhan), cucumbers, cabbage (lakhana), beetroot (jargala), carrots (porchyukli, zerde), rutabaga (shalgam), mint (gezyum). They kept large and small cattle. As for the crafts, jewelry, sewing, carpentry and smithing were well-developed.
Food
The diet includes the dishes of the Turkish, Georgian and Uzbek cuisine, including mutton, butter, yoghurt, cream, cheese, ayran, gurud, deleme.
