New booklet:

ЖЭМЫХЪУЭ ЛЪЭПКЪЫМ И ТХЫДЭ

(Zhemix'we Lhepqim yi Txide)

Тхылъ зытхар: Жэмыхъуэ Мухьэмэд и къуэ Ахьмэд [Юрэ]

The History of the Jaimoukha (Jamoukha, Jamokha) Clan

by Ahmed (Yura) M. Zhemix'we (A. M. Zhemukhov)

(Nalchik: M. and V. Kotlyarov Publishing House, 2008)

Reviewed by Amjad Jaimoukha

[The 40-page booklet is in Circassian. The cover features three of the Jaimoukha clan heraldic emblems (дамыгъэ; damighe). One hundred copies of the booklet were printed]

The Jaimoukha clan is mainly found in Circassia, specifically in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (Kabarda) and the Adigean Republic, though the overwhelming majority live in the former. The Circassian appellation of the clan is 'Жэмыхъуэ' ('Zhemix'we') and the Russian rendering is 'Жемухов' ('Zhemukhov'; used mostly in the official sphere, and is unfortunately becoming the preferred appellation by some of the Jaimoukhas in the Caucasus). In the diaspora (Jordan, Syria, USA, Canada, UK, UAE), the Latinized forms most in use are 'Jaimoukha', 'Jamoukha', and 'Jamokha'. 'Жэмыхъуэ' ('Zhemix'we') literally means 'Cow-Herd', and it indicates either the métier or great wealth through possession of large bovine herds.

The towns and villages of Kabardino-Balkaria in which the clan is found in significant numbers are: Zeiyiqwe (Зеикъуэ), Qex'wn (Къэхъун; on the Sherej [Cherek] River), Qwlhqwzhin (Къулъкъужын; on a river of the same name that is a tributary of the Malka River), Lower Het'ox'wschiqwey (Yischx'ere) (ХьэтIохъущыкъуей Ищхъэрэ; also called 'Qizbrun I' ['Къызбрун I']; Yischx'ere=Lower [part of settlement]), Psinedaxe (Псынэдахэ; on the Dzeliqwe River), Bax'sen (Бахъсэн), Nartqale (Нарткъалэ), Zol'skoe (Зольское; Russified form of Circassian Dzeliqwe [Дзэлыкъуэ]), Mayskiy (Майский), Mezdaxe (Мэздахэ), Merzex'w (Мэрзэхъу), Lower Kwrkwzhiyn (Куркужин), Bilim (Былым), Terskol (Терскол). Of course, a significant community of Jaimoukhas also resides in the republican capital Nalchik. The overall number of the Circassian clan is estimated at a few thousands. It is considered one of the bigger clans in Kabarda.

In the Adigean Republic the Jaimoukhas are found in the Kweshheble (Куэшхьэблэ) village. There are two families residing there, those of the sons of Adeljeriy (Адэлджэрий): Aslhen (Аслъэн) and X'wsiyn (Хъусин). It is said that this branch of the Jaimoukha clan moved from Het'ox'wschiqwey (ХьэтIохъущыкъуей; though which one remains a moot point) and settled in Kweshheble in the early 1900s. The family symbol or heraldic device (дамыгъэ; damighe) – each Circassian clan had one or more family insignias – of the Kweshheble Jaimoukhas is the same as that of the Het'ox'wschiqwey Yischx'ere Jaimoukhas. According to Aslhen Adeljeriy, the Adigean Jaimoukhas are closest to the Jaimoukha clan in Syria.

In Jordan the Jaimoukhas originally settled in Jerash in the late 1870s. Two brothers (namely: Yismeil [Yismahiyl] and Ahmed, sons of Yislham Mertaze Muhemed) and their families left the Caucasus [specifically, Lower Het'ox'wschiqwey in Kabarda] and took residence in one of the Jerash neighbourhoods (there is a map in my possession that shows the Circassian neighbourhoods of Jerash). Jerash was re-established by the Circassians in the late 1870s. After scouting for habitable areas that resemble their original landscape (forests, rivers, hills), the Circassians who moved to Jordan chose Jerash as one of their habitations. A few dozen Circassian extended families found shelter in Jerash. Throughout the years, the Jaimoukhas diffused to other parts of Jordan, mainly Amman and Zarqa, some even found home in the West (USA, Canada, and UK), and two members of the clan repatriated to the homeland (Muhened Humar Ali Ahmed Yislham Mertaze Muhemed, and Iyad Muhemed Kwshikw Yismeil, Yislham, Mertaze Muhemed). Only a handful are left in Jerash (Aymen Nayif Aliy Ahmed Yislham Mertaze Muhemed, his mother and sisters). The eldest member of the Jaimoukha clan in Jordan is Ahmad Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (he engendered Widad, Hind, Da'id, Khuloud, and Tamir), who was born in 1923. The number of the Jaimoukhas (with their spouses) resident in Jordan at the present time is reckoned at 80 (20 families).

The Jaimoukhas in Syria are estimated to number 50 (a number of them work in the Gulf Region: Yasser Henefi and Samer Henefi). One branch settled in the Golan Heights in the principal town of Quneitra, where they possessed large tracts of land, but they were forced to find shelter in Damascus following the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. They still lay claim on their lost lands, which hopefully would be restored following the expected Syrian-Israeli piece treaty. The patriarch of the Syrian Jaimoukhas is Henefi, who engendered Yaser, Samer, Zhamal, Tamer, and Sameera (female). Ghaleb and Muhemed-Kheir are Henefi's brothers, who in their turn engendered offspring (Ammar, Nour, Jano?).

About 10 Jaimoukha families reside in Arschidan (Арщыдан) in Turkey.

There are a number of legends on the origin of the Jaimoukha clan in Kabarda. However, it seems the accounts agree that the Jaimoukhas originate in Western Circassia (either Shapsughia or Abzakhia, or from both if severalty is assumed in the origin of the clan). According to Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Jaimoukha (born towards the end of the 19th century in Circassia and died in the middle years of the 20th century in Jerash, Jordan), in 18th century Abzakhia (the land of the Abzakh in Western Circassia), there lived a well-off extended family of the Yedij (Едыдж) clan. A son of the head of the family died leaving behind a wife and two sons. The lord of the manor decreed that a younger son of his should marry his deceased brother’s wife, in accordance with old custom, to keep the woman in the family. The woman defied the wishes of her father-in-law and refused to wed her brother-in-law. The fuming patriarch ordered his son to fulfil his duties. Forcing himself upon his widowed sister-in-law, she stabbed the hapless man to death. She immediately took off with her two sons and sought refuge with Prince Het’ox’wschoqwe, whose village was located on the River Bax’sen (Бахъсэн, Bakhsan) in Kabarda. The prince offered the woman and her two children asylum, and he tasked the boys with tending his herd of cows. They are the progenitors of a branch of the Zhemix’we (Cow-herd) clan in Kabarda.

In another account, two brothers (Aliy and Cheliymet) and their families left the hamlet of Lo in Shapsughia (in the environs of the town of Sochi) in the 1750s and settled in the lower part (north) of the Bramte (Брамтэ) village in Kabarda (it is nowadays called 'Dubky'). The place where the Jaimoukhas found a new home was later called 'Zhemix'we Heble' ('Жэмыхъуэ Хьэблэ') on account of this settlement. That some of the Jaimoukha family insignias are wave-like in appearance is a further indication of the veracity of the Black Sea connection (of some branches of the clan).

In Nart mythology, Zhemix'we (the cow-herd) is the father of Nart Sosriqwe (the cow-herd is called 'Sos' in some tales). Lady Satanay, the mother of all the Narts, was born of a lovely flower (the drop-wort, Filipendula) which still bears her name. Her beauty was legendary. She was sought after by all notable Narts for marriage. The story of the birth of (her son) Sosriqwe bears witness to the uncontrollable effect she had on men. As she sat on her haunches doing the laundry by the river, the cow-herd, Zhemix’we, who was tending his bevy on the other side of the stream, seeing her uncovered curvaceous limbs, was unable to hold back his semen (nafsi) as it was ejected across the water on the stone beside her. The stone later engendered Sosriqwe.

All accounts indicate that the Jaimoukhas belonged to the petty aristocracy (уэркъ, werq), serving, amongst other princes, Prince Het’ox’wschoqwe in Kabarda as vassals. There is an account that one of the freed slaves of the 18th century Circassian philosopher and statesman Qezenoqwe Zhabaghi (who supported the cause of oppressed people) was nicknamed 'Zhemix'we'.

Notwithstanding the various versions of origin, it is very gratifying that the Jaimoukha clan is very cohesive in Kabarda and periodic mass meetings have been scheduled and held since 1970. There are doctors, engineers, artisans, artists, musicians, writers, scholars amongst the members of the clan.

The booklet depicts the family trees in some of the various towns and villages of Circassia in which the Jaimoukhas reside. The family trees of the diaspora in Jordan and Syria are also depicted (although they are not complete, as some important branches are missing, for example Ahmed Yislham Mertaze Muhemed had two sons: Aliy [whose offspring are detailed] and Hesen who engendered Sha'ban who engendered two sons [Nayif and Hisham, who engendered Ayman Nayif, and Firas Hisham and Yislham Hisham, respectively], and one daughter). However, the connection between the various trees is not very clear. For example, the path connecting the Jordanian Jaimoukhas to any of the Caucasian trees is ambiguous. Fortunately, my father (Mahmoud Kuchuk [Kwshikw] Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed) made several trips to the Caucasus starting from the end of the 1960s and was able to figure out the connection between the Caucasian and Jordanian Jaimoukhas. According to his research, the Jordanian Jaimoukhas are most akin to the Lower Het'ox'schiqwey (ХьэтIохъущыкъуей Ищхъэрэ) and Psinedaxe (Псынэдахэ) Jaimoukhas (the latter are an off-shoot of the former). In the scheme that he was able to cull out from the snippets of information provided by the Jaimoukha elders, Mertaze (son of Muhemed) had three sons: Yislham (Ислъам), Bechmirze (Бэчмырзэ), and Aslhenbech (Аслъэнбэч). Yislham engendered Yismeil and Ahmed, both of whom emigrated from the Caucasus and found a new home in Jordan, founding the Jaimoukha clan there. Bechmirze had one son T'iyt'e (ТIитIэ), who had five sons: Mazhiyd, Hebizh, T'eliyb, Hemiyd, and Zhanteimiyr. T'iyt'e and his five sons, together with other people from the village, including other members of the Zhemix'we clan, left Lower Het'ox'schiqwey in 1923 and established the new village of Psinedaxe. Aslhenbech (Yefendizch), whose offspring remained in Lower Het'ox'schiqwey, engendered Hezhumar (Хьэжумар) and P'at' (ПIатI). Hezhumar's only son, Hezhpagwe (Хьэжпагуэ), had two sons, Yisuf and Barasbiy. Yisuf in his turn fathered three sons: Hebiyl, Yura, and Zhemiyl, each of whom had one son (Artur, Zamudiyn and Valera, respectively). On my visit to the Caucasus in 1987, I met Zhemal Hemiyd T'iyt'e Bechmirze Mertaze Muhemed, and his sons: Volodya, Nadiyr, Aslhen, and Murat. Zhemal was aware of the connection outlined hereby, and so were his sons. The patriarch of this branch of the Jaimoukha clan might be Qambolet (Къамболэт). 

It should be mentioned that the village of Psinedaxe was established in 1923-5. At that time the Soviets resolved to settle Russians in the 'empty' areas of Kabarda. However, Beit'al Qalmiq (Къалмыкъ БетIал), the leader of Kabardino-Balkaria at that time, got wind of the Russians' malevolent intention and made efforts to thwart these colonial plans by settling Kabardians in these regions. Several Kabardian villages were established in Dzeliqwe (Дзэлыкъуэ; aka Zolsky [Зольскэ куей]), including Psinedaxe. Most of the Psinedaxe settlers hailed from Lower Het'ox'schiqwey (ХьэтIохъущыкъуей Ищхъэрэ) aka Qizbrun I (Къызбрун I) [it defies logic – not to mention the evocation of great indignation, consternation, and puzzlement – as to why an ancient Circassian settlement should at any time and under any circumstances be given a Turkic appellation: Qizbrun=Red Promontory in Turkic], a large village on the right bank of the Bakhsan River (Бахъсэныпс). T'iyt'e Zhemix'we (Жэмыхъуэ ТIитIэ) and his five sons [the closest relatives of the Jordanian Jaimoukhas in the Caucasus], Aliy Zhemix'we (Жэмыхъуэ Алий) and his three sons, and Mat'u Zhemix'we (Жэмыхъуэ МатIу) and one of his two sons (Matsiy) left Lower Het'ox'schiqwey and found a new home in Psinedaxe in 1923.

On my trip to the Caucasus in 1987, I visited Lower Het'ox'schiqwey, the birthplace of my grandfather Yismeil Yislham Muhemed Zhemix'we (and his forebears), and met members of the Zhemix'we clan still resident there. In my father's collection, there is a photograph of the grave of Yislham Muhemed Zhemix'we, his great-grandfather, in the self-same village.

A Poem Addressed to the Jaimoukha Clan

by Ahmed (Yura) M. Zhemix'we

(Translated by Amjad M. Jaimoukha)

Жэмыхъуэ лъэпкъым хуэгъэза усэ

Зытхар: Жэмыхъуэ Мухьэмэд и къуэ Ахьмэдщ (Юрэ)

(ИнджылызыбзэмкIэ зезыдзэкIар [тэрмэш зыщIар]: Жэмыхъуэ Мыхьмуд и къуэ Амджэдщ [Амыщщ])

The author of the booklet appeals for more information regarding the various branches of the Jaimoukha clan in order to reissue a more complete account. The following is my contribution in this regard.

Brief accounts of the Jordanian Jaimoukhas (arranged in [strict] alphabetical order):

Ahmad Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Ахьмэд Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1923 in Jerash, Ahmad is the eldest member of the Jaimoukha clan in Jordan. He retired from the army with the rank of a colonel in 1970. He married twice. From the first spouse he had three daughters: Widad, Hind (married), Da'id (married). From the second he had a daughter and a son: Khuloud and Tamer (married), respectively.

Ahmed Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Ахьмэд Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in Circassia in the middle of the 19th century (most probably in the village of Psinedaxe [Псынэдахэ]), Ahmed emigrated with his brother Yismeil to Trans-Jordan in 1878 (with a group of Circassians) and they took part in founding the village of Jerash. Ahmed had two sons (Ali and Hesen).

Ali Ahmed Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Алий Ахьмэд Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): It is not clear (to me) when or where Ali was born. He had one son (Wimar) and two daughters (Ikmal and Fikrieh). Ikmal married Muhammad Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed Zhemix'we.

Amjad Mahmoud Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Амджэд Мэхьмуд [Мыхьмуд] Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Author of these pages. Amjad is married to Nadia Bisha and has a son (Sanjalay) and a daughter (Dumasara). [Amjad Jaimoukha]

Assad Fouad Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Iэсэд Фуэд Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1956, Assad obtained his engineering degree from the USA. He is presently Head of Section Water, Sewage and Dams Tenders in the Government Tenders Directorate in the Ministry of Public Works. He is married to Susan Didu (X'imisch), a Circassian from Na'ur. [Assad Jamokha]

Ayman Nayif Sha'ban Hesen Ahmed Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Аймэн Наиф Шэбан Хьэсэн Ахьмэд Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Ayman still resides in the old Jaimoukha neighbourhood in Jerash. He is married.

Fareed Fouad Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Фэрид Фуэд Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1949, Fareed obtained an industrial diploma and worked in the private sector until his retirement in 2008. He is married to Lamees (a Circassian from Syria) and has one (married) son Yaser. [Fareed Jamoukha]

Feridon Mahmoud Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Феридон Мэхьмуд [Мыхьмуд] Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1965, Feridon obtained his BSc in mechanical engineering from the University of Salford in England. He worked in the private sector for 16 years before joining the staff of the King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB). Feridon is married to Dina Ansouqa and has two sons, Aslhen (b. 2000) and Yinal (b. 2005).

Firas Hisham Sha'ban Hesen Ahmed Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Фырас Хьышам Шэбан Хьэсэн Ахьмэд Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Firas is a well-known DJ and lighting artist. He is married to a lady from the Heine (Хьейнэ) clan and has children.

Fouad Khalid Fouad Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Фуэд Хъалыд Фуэд Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1979, Fouad studied in the USA and obtained two MA degrees. He currently resides and works in the USA. [Fouad Jamoukha]

Fouad Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Фуэд Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1921 in Jerash, Fouad graduated from the Industrial College in Amman specializing in carpentry. He worked as an instructor in his field of specialty until his retirement. Fouad died in 2004. He was married to Kheriyeh L'igwasche (from the Golan Heights in Syria) and had six sons (Khalid, Walid, Fareed, Ziad, Assad, Sami) and one daughter (Hala; deceased).

Hesen Ahmed Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Хьэсэн Ахьмэд Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): It is not clear (to me) when or where Hesen was born. He had one son, Sha'ban.

Hisham Sha'ban Hesen Ahmed Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Хьышам Шэбан Хьэсэн Ахьмэд Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Hisham has two sons (Firas and Islam) and two daughters (Rama and Anour; Rama is a talented artist [painter] and is a resident of the USA).

Imad Mahmoud Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Iымад Мэхьмуд [Мыхьмуд] Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1960, Imad obtained his BSc in electrical engineering from Southampton University in England, and his MSc and PhD from Imperial College in London. Imad is currently a reader at Imperial College. He has published more than two dozen papers in international journals and conference proceedings. He is considered one of the world leaders in his field: control engineering. [Imad Jaimoukha]

Islam Hisham Sha'ban Hesen Ahmed Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Ислъам Хьышам Шэбан Хьэсэн Ахьмэд Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Islam is married with children.

Iyad Muhammad Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Мухьэмэд Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1969? in Amman, Iyad moved back to Circassia, where he resides with his wife and two sons.

Jihad Muhammad Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Мухьэмэд Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1963 in Amman, Jihad joined the Jordanian armed forces and is an officer in the Royal Guard detail. Jihad is married with one son (Muhammad) and two daughters (Futun, ...).

Khalid Fouad Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Хъалыд Фуэд Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1945, Khalid joined the army in 1968 and retired with the rank of three-star general in 2005. He studied mechanical engineering in the UK and attended many technical and military courses in the USA. He founded and was director general of the King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) for many years until his retirement. He held the position of Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Defense Resources. He is currently the President of the Board of Directors of Jordan International Air Cargo (JIAC). Khalid is married to Dr. Narmeen Harbi X'wnegw, a heart surgeon of considerable repute in the Middle East, and has a son and a daughter (Fouad and Zein, respectively). [Khalid Jamoukha]

Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Kuchuk was born in the early 1870s in Circassia. he was about seven years old when his father found a new home in Jerash. Kuchuk married Dissa Thegheziyt (Тхьэгъэзит) before WWI. They had one son (Rashad) and two daughters (Nanu [aka Barina], and Fet'iymet). Kuchuk took part in WWI on the side of the Ottomans, and was imprisoned in Iraq (by the British). Upon return to Jerash after the war, he sired four sons (Fouad, Ahmad, Muhammad and Mahmoud). Kuchuk (aka Abdulrahman) died in the early 1950s. He engendered one of the two main branches of the Jaimoukha clan in Jordan.

Mahmoud Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Мэхьмуд [Мыхьмуд] Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1927 in Jerash, Mahmoud obtained his BA degree in law from Cairo University in 1955. He went on to become one of the more important solicitors in Amman in the 1970s and 1980s. He was amongst the first Jordanian Circassians to visit Circassia towards the end of the 1960s. He made several more trips and reconnected the Jaimoukhas in Jordan and Circassia. He served several years on the Board of Directors of the Circassian Benevolent Association in Amman. Up until his retirement in the early 1990s he acted as a linchpin holding the Jaimoukha clan together. He died in 2008. He was married to Zahra Yusef Shikwe and had three sons (Imad, Amjad, and Feridon) and one daughter (Dissa). [Mahmoud Jaimoukha]

Muhammad Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Мухьэмэд Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1925 in Jerash, Muhammad distinguished himself as a first-class technician. He is married to Ikmal Ali Ahmed Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed Jaimoukha, and has two sons (Jihad [married with one son and two daughters] and Iyad [married with two sons and currently residing in Kabarda]) and two daughters (Randa and Lara, both married with children). Muhammad used to play the accordion at wedding festivals in his youth.

Muhened Wimar (Umar) Ali Ahmed Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Умар [Хьумар] Алий Ахьмэд Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1969 (?), Muhened joined the Jordanian army. He returned to Kabarda in the 1990s, where he got married and now has two sons. He owns a curtain shop in Nalchik, and he is doing well.

Nayif Hesen Ahmed Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Наиф Шэбан Хьэсэн Ахьмэд Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in Jerash towards the end of 1930s, Nayif was a dexterous hunter. He had one son, Ayman, and two daughters, Hanada and Sa'ada. He died in late 1990s.

Ra'ad Wimar (Umar) Ali Ahmed Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Раэд Умар Алий Ахьмэд Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1967 (?), Ra'ad has a mechanical engineering degree from the Kabardino-Balkarian State University in Nalchik. He worked for some years at KADDB, but currently he is working with an engineering firm. He is married to a lady from Kabarda and has a son (Ibrahim) and a daughter (Desana?).

Ra'id Wimar (Umar) Ali Ahmed Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (РаIыд Умар Алий Ахьмэд Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1965 (?), Ra'id retired from the Public Security Directorate with the rank of captain. He is presently an entrepreneur. He is married to a lady from Kabarda and has three daughters (Amal, ...).

Rami Wimar (Umar) Ali Ahmed Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Рамий Умар Алий Ахьмэд Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1971 (?), Rami works in the private sector with his brother Ra'id. He is married.

Rashad Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Рашад Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born just before WWI, Rashad joined the cavalry force in the Hashemite Emirate. He married and had one daughter (who died young). Rashad died of consumption in the late 1940s.

Sami Fouad Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Сами Фуэд Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1960 in Jerash, Sami obtained his BSc and MSc (UMIST/England) in chemistry. He currently lives and works in Canada. He has co-published some technical papers in scientific periodicals. He is married and has one son (Michael) and one daughter. [Sami Jamokha]

Sanjalay Amjad Mahmoud Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Сэнджэлей Амджэд Мэхьмуд [Мыхьмуд] Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1997 in Amman, Sanjalay is in the sixth grade. He plays the piano and is already working hard to become an accomplished writer. [Sanjalay Jaimoukha]

Sha'ban Hesen Ahmed Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Шэбан Хьэсэн Ахьмэд Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): (deceased) Born in Jerash in the early 1900s, Sha'ban had two sons (Nayif and Hisham) and one daughter (Siham; deceased).

Tamer Ahmad Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Тамыр Ахьмэд Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1978 (?) in Amman, Tamir works with a mobile telephony company in Amman. He is married to a Chechen lady from Zarqa.

Walid Fouad Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Уэлид Фуэд Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1947 in Jerash, Walid obtained his degree in law from the Beirut Arabic University. He worked in Saudi Arabia until his retirement in 2006. He is married to Basma M. Zhiloqwe and has three daughters (Natalie, Maryann, Lana) and one son (Abdulrahman, born in 1997).

Wimar Ali Ahmed Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Умар [Хьумар] Алий Ахьмэд Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Wimar (Umar) was born in the 1930s. He joined the Jordanian Public Security Forces until his retirement. He married into the Ansiqwe clan from Amman. Wimar died in the early 2000s. He had four sons (Ra'id, Ra'ad, Muhened, Rami).

Yaser Fareed Fouad Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Ясыр Фэрид Фуэд Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1980, Yasser holds an engineering degree from Yarmouk University in Jordan. He is married to a member of the Thebisim (Тхьэбысым) clan.

Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in Circassia in the middle of the 19th century (most probably in the village of Psinedaxe [Псынэдахэ]), Yismeil emigrated with his brother Ahmed to Trans-Jordan in 1878 (with a group of Circassians) and they took part in founding the village of Jerash. Yismeil engendered two sons (Kuchuk and Ibrahim) and one daughter (name unknown to me). It seems that Ibrahim was lost in WWI, during which he was enlisted by the Ottomans. The time of death of Yismeil is not known to me.

Ziad Fouad Kuchuk (Kwshikw) Yismeil Yislham Mertaze Muhemed (Зияд Фуэд Кушыку Исмел Ислъам Мэртазэ Мухьэмэд): Born in 1953 in Jerash, Ziad obtained an industrial diploma and then emigrated to the USA, where he lives with his wife, Salwa Shogwe, and his four sons (Musa, Daniel, Anzor, Joseph).

Contributors to the booklet:

Aslhen Adeljeriy Zhemix'we (Аслъэн Адэлджэрий Жэмыхъуэ) (from Kweshheble in Adigea)

Azreteliy Hiyse Zhemix'we (Азрэтэлий Хьисэ Жэмыхъуэ)

Boris Zhanjeriy Zhemix'we (Борис Жанджэрий Жэмыхъуэ)

Hesen Qasbot Zhemix'we (Хьэсэн Къасбот Жэмыхъуэ)

Hesenbiy Zhanteimir Zhemix'we (Хьэсэнбий Жантемыр Жэмыхъуэ)

Muhened Humar Zhemix'we (Мухьэнэд Хьумар Жэмыхъуэ)

Sefarbiy Nuh Zhemix'we (Сэфарбий Нухь Жэмыхъуэ)

Sufyan Nesebiy Zhemix'we (Суфьян Нэсэбий Жэмыхъуэ) – Published historian, scholar and journalist

Zhemiyl Yisuf Zhemix'we (Жэмил Исуф Жэмыхъуэ)

Financial contributors to the booklet:

Hesen Sefarbiy Zhemix'we (Хьэсэн Сэфарбий Жэмыхъуэ)

Zhemiyl Yisuf Zhemix'we (Жэмил Исуф Жэмыхъуэ)

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