Laz people

Summary

Laz people is an ethnic group^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,530 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Laz was Laz people's native language^[3].
• Turkish was Laz people's native language^[4].
• Georgian was Laz people's native language^[5].
• Laz people's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam^[6].
• Laz people's religion is recorded as Georgian Orthodox Church^[7].
• Laz people's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy^[8].
• Laz people is in the country of Turkey^[9].
• Laz people is in the country of Georgia^[10].
• Laz people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group^[11].
• Laz people is part of Kartvelian^[12].
• Laz people's Commons category is recorded as Laz people^[13].
• Laz people's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Laz people^[14].
• Laz people's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Laz people's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Laz people's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Laz people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group^[11].

Use and Application

Laz people is part of Kartvelian^[12].

Influence

Things named for Laz people include Lazu^[18], a village^[19], in Romania^[20], founded in 1600^[21].

Why It Matters

Laz people ranks in the top 6% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,530 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]

Entities named for it include Lazu^[18], a village^[19], in Romania^[20], founded in 1600^[21].