Representatives of dozens of ethnic communities have, since times immemorial, been living in Chechnya. Ingushis, Russians, Kumyks and Nogais have formed the largest ethnic communities. There are, in addition to them, thousands of ethnic Armenians, Jews, Ukrainians, Avars and Tartars. There are ethnic Georgians, Azeris, Kurds, Andis, Lezgians, Circassians, Ossetes, Dargwas and Laks in Chechnya.