Apsua people - Apsuajin

Japanese: アプスア人 - あぷすあじん
Apsua people - Apsuajin

…Located at the western end of the Greater Caucasus, most of the area is mountainous, sloping down towards the Black Sea, with a small area of ​​plain along the Black Sea coast. The Abkhazians (who call themselves Apsuans) currently live in this autonomous republic, as well as in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara and Turkey. Their ancestors are mentioned in Assyrian documents from the 11th century BC, making them one of the oldest inhabitants of the Black Sea coast. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention the "Apsua people" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…大カフカス山脈の西端に位置するため,大半が黒海に向かって斜面をなす山岳地帯で,わずかに黒海沿岸に平野がある。 アブハジア人(自称アプスア人)は現在この自治共和国のほか,アジャリア自治共和国,トルコ等に居住。前11世紀のアッシリアの文献にその祖先が言及されている,黒海沿岸の最古の住民の一つ。…

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