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Ethnic groups in Dagestan
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The list Ethnic groups in Dagestan includes
Lezgins, Kumyks, Russians, World Congress of Mountain Jews and Mountain Jews.
The list consists of 9 members
and 7 sublists.
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Dagestan
Republic in Russia
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Avars (Caucasus)
Caucasus native ethnic group
Overview: The Avars, also known as Maharuls' (Avar: магӀарулал, maⱨarulal, 'mountaineers'), are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group. The Avars are the largest of several ethnic groups living in the Russian republic ...
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Russians
East Slavic ethnic group
Overview: Russians (Russian: русские, russkiye ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian, the most spoken Slavic language. The majority of Russians adhere to Orthodox ... 0
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Mountain Jews
Jewish group of Khazaria and the Caucus
Overview: Mountain Jews are the Mizrahi Jewish subgroup of the eastern and northern Caucasus, mainly Azerbaijan, and various republics in the Russian Federation: Chechnya, Ingushetia, Dagestan, Karachay-Cherkessia ... 0
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Lezgins
ethnic group in Azerbaijan and Dagestan (Russia)
Overview: Lezgins (Lezgian: Лезгияр, lezgiär or Lezgian: лекьер, leq'er) are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group native predominantly to southern Dagestan, a republic of Russia, and northeastern Azerbaijan, and speak ... 0
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Kumyks
Turkic ethnic group
Overview: Kumyks (Kumyk: Къумукълар, Qumuqlar, Russian: Кумыки) are a Turkic ethnic group living in Dagestan, Chechnya and North Ossetia. They are the largest Turkic people in the North Caucasus. 0
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Chechens
Eastern European ethnic group native to the North Caucasus
Overview: The Chechens (CHETCH-enz, chə-CHENZ; Chechen: Нохчий, Noxçiy, Old Chechen: Нахчой, Naxçoy), historically also known as Kisti and Durdzuks, are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group of the Nakh peoples native ... 0
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Tatars
Umbrella term for different Turkic ethnic groups
Overview: The Tatars (TAH-tərz), formerly also spelled Tartars, is an umbrella term for different Turkic ethnic groups bearing the name "Tatar" across Eastern Europe and Asia. 0
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Andi people
Indigenous Dagestanian peoples of RussiaOverview: The Andis (къӀваннал in Andi, ГӀандал in Avar) are one of the indigenous Dagestan peoples of North Caucasia. Their territory is included in the Botlikhsky District (raion) of Dagestan. The Andis are Sunni ... 0
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World Congress of Mountain Jews
international NGO
Overview: World Congress of Mountain Jews (WCMJ) is an active, international non-governmental organization that provides opportunities for Mountain Jews, who are dispersed worldwide. WCMJ seeks to bring together ... 0
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