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Ethnic groups divided by international borders

  • Romani peopleIn 1976, the International Roma Cultural Festival in Chandigarh, India received support from Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
  • KurdsThe name Kurd first appeared in Assyrian records as a toponym for an area near the upper Tigris basin. Ancient Sumerian tablets from the 3rd millennium BC…
  • BasquesThe English word Basque derives from the French term Basque, which itself comes from Gascon Basco and Spanish Vasco. These terms trace back to Latin…
  • JewsThe Merneptah Stele, dated to approximately 1200 BCE, bears the earliest known inscription mentioning a people called Israel.
  • CossacksThe word Cossack first appeared in written records within the Codex Cumanicus during the 13th century. Max Vasmer's etymological dictionary traces this name…