The
Karachay-Cherkess Republic (,
Karachayevo-Cherkesskaya Respublika;
Karachay-Balkar: Къарачай-Черкес Республика;
Kabardian: Къэрэшей-Шэрджэс Республикэ), also called
Karachay-Cherkessia (
Karachay-Circassia) (,
Karachayevo-Cherkesiya) and the
Karachay-Circassian Republic, is a
republic of Russia located in the
North Caucasus area of southern
European Russia.