Kereks

Kereks (autonym: aӈӄalҕakku, angqalghakku, "seaside people"; Russian: Кереки, romanized: Kereky) are an ethnic group of people in Russia. In the 2021 census, only 23 people registered as ethnic Kereks in Russia. According to the 2010 census, there were only 4, and according to the 2002 census, there were 8 people registered as Kereks. According to the 1897 census, there were still 102 Kereks. During the twentieth century, Kereks were almost completely assimilated into the Chukchi people.

Kereks
aӈӄalҕakku
Total population
23 (2021 census)
Regions with significant populations
 Russia23
     Chukotka6
     Samara4
     Moscow3
     Moscow Oblast3
Languages
Chukchi, Russian
Religion
Shamanism
Related ethnic groups
other Chukotko-Kamchatkan peoples
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