Dagestan
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Dagestan, officially the Republic of Dagestan, is a republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, along the Caspian Sea. It is located north of the Greater Caucasus, and is a pa
The Sulak river flowing through the Sulak Canyon
Kakhib, one of many abandoned auls in Dagestan
Abandoned Lezgin village of Grar
Avars (Caucasus)
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The Avars, also known as Maharuls', are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group. The Avars are the largest of several ethnic groups living in the Russian republic of Dagestan. The Avars reside in the North
Dagestan
…land of the mountains". The Turkic word dağ means "mountain", and the Persian suffix -stan means "land". Some areas of Dagestan were known as Lekia, Avaria and Tarki at various times. Between 1860 and 1920, Dagestan was referred to as Dagestan Oblast, corresponding to the southeastern part of the present-day…
Imam Shamil, an Avar who was the third Imam of the Caucasian Imamate and led 19th century resistance to Imperial Russia.
Avar village of Kusur, Dagestan
Painting of Avar women having a party by Halil Beg Mussayassul, 1935