Circassian Culture Shown At Jerash Festival

JERASH, JORDAN- JULY 27: Dancers of the Jordanian-Circassian club Al- Ahli, perform a Circassian dance, a major component of the Circassian culture, at the main amphitheatre during the Jerash Festival for culture and arts that takes place at the historical Roman-Greek city on July 27, 2016, in Jerash, Jordan. The Circassians are a non-Arab and a north Caucassian ethnic group native to Circassio who were displaced in the course of the Russian conquest of the Caucassus in the 19th century around the Mideast. They have been central to the culture and history of Jordan, where about 100,000 of the world's 3.7 million Circassians live, according to the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization. Circassians have served Jordan's Kings since the founding of the monarchy. (Photo by Jordan Pix/ Getty Images)