The
Crimean Karaites or
Krymkaraylar (Crimean
Karaim: Кърымкъарайлар sg. Кърымкъарай –
Qrimqaray) are an ethnic group derived from
Turkic-speaking adherents of
Karaism, historically residing in the Crimea peninsula. Some Krymkaraylar moved to
Eastern Europe during the 13th century and later migrated further into the territory of the
Russian Empire of the time, notably to territories of modern Lithuania and Poland.
"Karaim" is the name in Russian, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, and Polish for a man from those religious communities.