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Group | LezgiЛезгияр |
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Poptime | 700,000 (est) |
Popplace | Russia: 412,000 (2002 census) |
Rels | Sunni Islam, Shi'a minority |
Langs | Lezgian, North Azeri, Russian |
The Lezgians (alternatively Lezgins, Lezgi, Lezgis, Lezgs, and Lezgin) (Lezgian: лезгияр, , Russian: лезгины) are an ethnic group, living predominantly in southern Dagestan and north-eastern Azerbaijan, who speak the Lezgian language.
In the 19th century, the term was used more broadly for all ethnic groups speaking non-Nakh Northeast Caucasian languages, including Caucasian Avars, Laks, and many others (although the Vainakh peoples, who were Northeast Caucasian language speakers were referred to as "Circassians").
Today, the Lezgins are predominately Sunni Muslims, with a Shi'a minority living in Miskindja village in Daghestan.
Lezgins live mainly in Azerbaijan and in the Russian Federation (Dagestan). The total population is believed to be around 700,000, with 412,000 living in Russian Federation, and 178,000 in Azerbaijan. Lezgins also live in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan .
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