title: Khabez
text: # Khabez
  
  44°02′N 41°47′E﻿ / ﻿44.033°N 41.783°E﻿ / 44.033; 41.783
  
  Khabez (Russian: Хабез; Kabardian: Хьэбэз; Abaza: ХӀабаз) is a rural locality (an aul) and the administrative center of Khabezsky District of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. Population: 6,240 (2010 Census).
  
  ## Demographics
  
  Population: 6,240 (2010 Census); 5,781 (2002 Census); 5,308 (1989 Census).
  
  In 2002, the ethnic composition of the population was as follows:
  
  * Cherkess (93.0%)
  * Abazins (4.1%)
  * Russians (1.2%)
  * all other ethnicities comprising less than 1% of population each.
  