Lezgins
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Lezgins are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group native to southern Dagestan, a republic of Russia, and northern Azerbaijan, who speak the Lezgin language. Their social structure is firmly based on equa
Globus illustrierte Zeitschrift für Länder und Völkerkunde, Volume 14 P. 138
Many Lezgins lived in the Persian-ruled Derbent khanate, which Russia occupied and dissolved in 1813.
An antique Lesghi rug, east Caucasus, c. 1880
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
Lezgins
…Lezgins (Lezgian: Лезгияр, romanized: lezgiär) are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group native to southern Dagestan, a republic of Russia, and northern Azerbaijan, who speak the Lezgin language. Their social structure is firmly based on equality and deference to…
The Sulak river flowing through the Sulak Canyon
Kakhib, one of many abandoned auls in Dagestan
Abandoned Lezgin village of Grar