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Judaism In Dagestan
Judaism in Dagestan is mainly practiced by Mountain Jews. By the beginning of the 8th century BCE Mountain Jews had reached Persia from Israel. Under the Sasanian Empire, with the arrival in Dagestan of Iranian-speaking tribes from the north, they settled in different regions of the Caucasus. According to the 2002 census, there were 3.4 thousand Jews in Dagestan (in Makhachkala - 430 Jews (0.08%), Mountain Jews - 61 people (0.01%). Халидова О. Б. Евреи на постсоветском религиозном пространстве Дагестана: особенности и проблемы в национальном регионе //Религиоведение. – 2020. – №. 4. – С. 95-101. History References to the Jewish communities existing in the Caucasus are found in the works of Armenian, Georgian and Arab historians. In particular, Faustus of Byzantium, Elishe, Movses Kaghankatvatsi, Movses Khorenatsi and Al-Masudi. This is also evide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Of David
The Star of David (). is a generally recognized symbol of both Jewish identity and Judaism. Its shape is that of a hexagram: the compound of two equilateral triangles. A derivation of the ''seal of Solomon'', which was used for decorative and mystical purposes by Muslims and Kabbalah, Kabbalistic Jews, its adoption as a distinctive symbol for the Jews, Jewish people and their religion dates back to 17th-century Prague. In the 19th century, the symbol began to be widely used among the History of the Jews in Europe, Jewish communities of Eastern Europe, ultimately coming to be used to represent Jewish identity or religious beliefs."The Flag and the Emblem" (MFA). It became representative of Zionism after it was Flag of Israel#Origin of the flag, chosen as the central symbol for a Jewish national flag at the First Zionist Congress in 1897. By the end of World War I, it had become an internationally accepted symbol for the Jewish people, being used on the gravestones of fallen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akhtynsky District
Akhtynsky District (russian: Ахты́нский район; lez, Ахцагь район) is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic and borders with Rutulsky, Kurakhsky, Magaramkentsky, and Dokuzparinsky Districts; in the southwest it has a long border with Azerbaijan. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Akhty. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 32,604, with the population of Akhty accounting for 41.1% of that number. Geography The Samur River flows in the north of the district from west to east. The Akhtychay River flows from southwest to northeast of the district and into the Samur River in Akhty. Gelmets-Akhtynsky Ridge is located between the two rivers. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Akhtynsky Dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magaramkentsky District
Magaramkentsky District (russian: Магарамкентский райо́н; lez, Мегьарамдхуьруьн район) is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Magaramkent. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 62,195, with the population of Magaramkent accounting for 11.2% of that number. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Magaramkentsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. The district is divided into eight selsoviets which comprise thirty-three rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Magaramkentsky Municipal District. Its eight selsoviets are incorporated as twenty-two rural settlements within the mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khivsky District
Khivsky District (russian: Хи́вский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Khiv. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 22,753, with the population of Khiv accounting for 11.7% of that number. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Khivsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. The district is divided into eleven selsoviets which comprise forty-two rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Khivsky Municipal District. Its eleven selsoviets are incorporated as sixteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The '' selo'' of Khiv Khiv (russian: Хив, tab, Хив) is a rural locality (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suleyman-Stalsky District
Suleyman-Stalsky District (russian: Сулейма́н-Ста́льский райо́н; lez, СтӀал Сулейманан район) is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Kasumkent. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 58,835, with the population of Kasumkent accounting for 22.5% of that number. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Suleyman-Stalsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. The district is divided into ten selsoviets which comprise thirty-eight rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Suleyman-Stalsky Municipal District. Its ten selsoviets are incorporated as sixteen rural settlements within the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaytagsky District
__NOTOC__ Kaytagsky District (russian: Кайта́гский райо́н; Dargwa: ; kum, Хайдакълы якъ, ''Xaydaqlı yaq'') is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Madzhalis. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 31,368, with the population of Madzhalis accounting for 21.7% of that number. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kaytagsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. The district is divided into twelve selsoviets which comprise forty-five rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kaytagsky Municipal District. Its twelve selsoviets are incorporated as sixteen rural settlements within the municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derbentsky District
Derbentsky District (russian: Дербе́нтский райо́н; lez, Дербент район; az, Дәрбәнд раjонy, italic=no, Dərbənd rayonu) is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the city of Derbent (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 99,054. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Derbentsky District is one of the forty-one in the republic. It is divided into two settlements (administrative divisions with the administrative centers in the urban-type settlements (inhabited localities) of Belidzhi and Mamedkala) and seven selsoviets, which comprise thirty-eight rural localities. The city of Derbent serves as its administrative cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khosrow I
Khosrow I (also spelled Khosrau, Khusro or Chosroes; pal, 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩; New Persian: []), traditionally known by his epithet of Anushirvan ( [] "the Immortal Soul"), was the Sasanian Empire, Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 531 to 579. He was the son and successor of Kavad I (). Inheriting a reinvigorated empire at war with the Byzantines, Khosrow I made a peace treaty with them in 532, known as the Perpetual Peace, in which the Byzantine emperor Justinian I paid 11,000 pounds of gold to the Sasanians. Khosrow then focused on consolidating his power, executing conspirators, including his uncle Bawi. Dissatisfied with the actions of the Byzantine clients and vassals, the Ghassanids, and encouraged by the Ostrogoth envoys from Italy, Khosrow violated the peace treaty and declared war against the Byzantines in 540. He sacked the city of Antioch, bathed in the Mediterranean Sea at Seleucia Pieria, and held chariot races at Apamea where he made the Blue Factio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavad I
Kavad I ( pal, 𐭪𐭥𐭠𐭲 ; 473 – 13 September 531) was the Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 488 to 531, with a two or three-year interruption. A son of Peroz I (), he was crowned by the nobles to replace his deposed and unpopular uncle Balash (). Inheriting a declining empire where the authority and status of the Sasanian kings had largely ended, Kavad tried to reorganize his empire by introducing many reforms whose implementation was completed by his son and successor Khosrow I. They were made possible by Kavad's use of the Mazdakite preacher Mazdak leading to a social revolution that weakened the authority of the nobility and the clergy. Because of this, and the execution of the powerful king-maker Sukhra, Kavad was imprisoned in the Castle of Oblivion ending his reign. He was replaced by his brother Jamasp. However, with the aid of his sister and an officer named Siyawush, Kavad and some of his followers fled east to the territory of the Hephthalite king who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dzhufudag
Dzhufudag is a mountain in the Agulsky District of the Republic of Dagestan. Height - 3015 meters. The summit is located on the border of the Tabasaran, Khivsky, Agulsky and near the ridge of the Kaytagsky District. At a certain period, the mountain was a cult center for the inhabitants of a part of Southern Dagestan - Tabasarans Tabasarans are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group native predominantly to southern part of the North Caucasian Republic of Dagestan. Their population in Russia is about 150,000. They speak the Tabasaran language. They are mainly Sunni Muslims. ..., Aghuls and Kaitags. On the mountain in late spring and early summer, crowded holidays were held, and the reason for this was the collection of wild garlic (an analogue of the flower festival). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madzhalis
Madzhalis (russian: Маджалис; Dargwa language, Dargwa: Мажалис) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a Village#Russia, selo) and the administrative center of Kaytagsky District of the Dagestan, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. Population: During the Russian Empire, the settlement was the administrative capital of the Kaytago-Tabasaransky Okrug. Located on the Boghan river, Madzhalis (also spelled ''Majālis'') was historically one of the capitals of the Qaytaq people. It was founded by the ''utsmi'' Sultan-Ahmad (who died in 1588); previously, it had been a place where people had gathered for tribal meetings. It was later succeeded as Qaytaq capital by Bashli sometime in the 18th century. References Sources * * {{Authority control Rural localities in Kaytagsky District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
