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Shahdagh People
Shahdagh people (also spelt ''Shah Dagh'', ''Shakhdag'', ''Shakhdagh'' and ''Shadag''; ''Şahdağ'' in Azerbaijani alphabet, Azerbaijani orthography) is a generic term for several small ethnic groups living in the vicinity of Mount Shahdagh in northern Azerbaijan, particularly in three major villages of the district of Konakhkent (Quba District (Azerbaijan), Quba) near the Dagestan, Daghestani border. The Shahdagh ethnic groups generally speak Samur languages of the Lezgic languages, Lezgic branch of the Northeast Caucasian languages, Northeast Caucasian language family. Ethnic groups Several ethnic groups are included within the term "Shahdagh people". The name of each ethnic group's village has historically corresponded to the name of the ethnic group: * The Budukh people, Budukh (also spelt ''Budug'' or ''Buduq'') (2,000 in the First All-Union Census of the Soviet Union, 1926 Soviet census) live mainly in the village of Buduq but also live in Dalıqaya, Deli Gaya and Guney Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijani Alphabet
The Azerbaijani alphabet (, , ) has three versions which includes the Arabic script, Arabic, Latin script, Latin, and Cyrillic alphabets. Azerbaijani language#North Azerbaijani, North Azerbaijani, the official language of Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan, is written in a modified Latin alphabet. After the fall of Soviet Union this superseded previous versions based on Cyrillic script, Cyrillic and Arabic script, Arabic scripts. Azerbaijani language#South Azerbaijani, South Azerbaijani, the language spoken in Iran’s Iranian Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan region, is written in a modified Arabic script since Safavid Empire. Azerbaijanis of Dagestan still use the Cyrillic script. Azerbaijani Latin alphabet The Azerbaijani Latin alphabet consists of 32 letters. History From the nineteenth century there were efforts by some intellectuals like Mirza Fatali Akhundov and Mammad agha Shahtakhtinski to replace the Arabic script and create a Latin alphabet for Azerbaijani. In 1922, a L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zardab District
Zardab District () is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the centre of the country and belongs to the Central Aran Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Agdash, Ujar, Kurdamir, Imishli, Beylagan, Aghjabadi, and Barda. Its capital and largest city is Zardab. As of 2020, the district had a population of 59,300. Overview The regional name Zardab is mentioned in historical publication dating back to the 16th century. As a raion, Zardab was established on February 5, 1935. Located in central Azerbaijan, the raion is 231 km to the west of the capital Baku. It is a part of the larger Arran economic region which also includes Agjabadi, Agdash, Beylagan, Barda, Bilasuvar, Goychay, Hajigabul, Imishli, Kurdamir, Neftchala, Saatli, Sabirabad, Salyan, Ujar raions. The raion lies in a lowland area, in some areas below sea level. The area is 860 km3. Zardab constitutes about 1% of the country and 4% of the Arran economic area. Weather T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Language Isolate
A language isolate is a language that has no demonstrable genetic relationship with any other languages. Basque in Europe, Ainu and Burushaski in Asia, Sandawe in Africa, Haida and Zuni in North America, Kanoê in South America, and Tiwi in Oceania are all examples of such languages. The exact number of language isolates is yet unknown due to insufficient data on several languages. One explanation for the existence of language isolates is that they might be the last remaining member of a larger language family. Such languages might have had relatives in the past that have since disappeared without being documented, leaving them an orphaned language. One example is the Ket language spoken in central Siberia, which belongs to the wider Yeniseian language family; had it been discovered in recent times independently from its now extinct relatives, such as Yugh and Kott, it would have been classified as an isolate. Another explanation for language isolates is that they aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khinalug Language
Khinalug (also spelled Khinalig, Khinalugi, Xinalug(h), Xinaliq or Khinalugh) is a Northeast Caucasian languages, Northeast Caucasian language spoken by about 3,000 people in the villages of Khinalug and Gülüstan, Quba in the mountains of Quba Rayon, northern Azerbaijan. It may either belong to the Lezgic languages, Lezgic branch of the Northeast Caucasian languages, Northeast Caucasian language family, or it may form its own independent branch within that family. Khinalug is endangered language, endangered, and classified as "severely endangered" by UNESCO's ''Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger''. History Khinalug is the language of the village Khinalug in the Quba district of Azerbaijan. It has been tentatively classified by previous researchers as a member of the Lezgic languages, Lezgic branch of the Northeast Caucasian languages. Although Khinalug is the official language of the village, it is mostly spoken by villagers in informal circumstances, while the nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khinalug
Khinalug or Khinalyg (; Khinalug: ''Kətş'') is a municipality and an ancient Caucasian village with origins dating back to the Caucasian Albanian period. It is located high up in the mountains of Quba District, Azerbaijan. The municipality of Khinalug is part of the Quba District and consists of the villages of Khinalug and Galaykhudat. The village was included in the ''Cultural Landscape of Khinalug People and "Köç Yolu" Transhumance Route'' UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023. Location Khinalug is located southwest of Quba on the Greater Caucasus mountain ridge, which separates the Northern Caucasus in Russia from the South Caucasus. It is the highest, most remote and isolated village in Azerbaijan, as well as one of the highest in the entire Caucasus region. The village experiences significant weather fluctuations between summer and winter, with temperatures ranging from −20 °C to 18 °C. Khinalug has a population of about 2,000 people. The residents speak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khinalug People
The Khinalugs (, , ) are an indigenous people of Azerbaijan that speak the Khinalug language, a Northeast Caucasian languages, Northeast Caucasian language. The Khinalugs are indigenous to the Quba District (Azerbaijan), Quba District and have been named after their main village, Khinalug. They are one of the peoples that have traditionally been called Shahdagh people, Shahdagh (together with Budukh people and Kryts people). History The first written information about the Khinalug people is from the 18th century. Because there is no information about their history, it is impossible to study their ethnogenesis. There were some attempts to identify an ethnogenetical relation between the Khinalug people and the tribes of Caucasian Albania. A. Geybullaev considered the endonym to be related to the name of one of the Caucasian Albanian tribes, ''ket''/''gat''. Another attempt was made by Anatoly Novoseltsev. He wrote: ''"Of those (i.e. tribes mentioned in Ashkharatsuyts—N.d.R), I t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jek Language
Cek, also known as Jek or Dzhek, is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by about 1,500 to 11,000 Jek people in the village of Jek in the mountains of northern Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by .... The Jek language is not a written language and Azeri serves as the literary language of the Jek, as well as all Shahdagh peoples.Wixman, Ronald''The Peoples of the USSR: An Ethnographic Handbook'' New York: M.E. Sharpe and London, Macmillan. 1984. References External links Tərxan Paşazadə, "Dünyanın nadir etnik qrupu – Azərbaycan cekliləri", Azərbaycan qəzeti * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shafi'i
The Shafi'i school or Shafi'i Madhhab () or Shafi'i is one of the four major schools of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), belonging to the Ahl al-Hadith tradition within Sunni Islam. It was founded by the Muslim scholar, jurist, and traditionist al-Shafi'i (), "the father of Muslim jurisprudence", in the early 9th century. The other three schools of Sunnī jurisprudence are Ḥanafī, Mālikī and Ḥanbalī. Like the other schools of fiqh, Shafii recognize the First Four Caliphs as the Islamic prophet Muhammad's rightful successors and relies on the Qurʾān and the "sound" books of Ḥadīths as primary sources of law. The Shafi'i school affirms the authority of both divine law-giving (the Qurʾān and the Sunnah) and human speculation regarding the Law. Where passages of Qurʾān and/or the Ḥadīths are ambiguous, the school seeks guidance of Qiyās (analogical reasoning). The Ijmā' (consensus of scholars or of the community) was "accepted but not stressed". The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haput
Haput (also, Hapıt, Chagadzhik Gaput, Gapyt, Khapit, and Khaput) is a village in the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by .... References * Populated places in Quba District (Azerbaijan) {{Quba-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jek (Quba)
Cek (also, Jek, Dzheg and Dzhek) is a village in the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Əlik. They live, primarily, in the region around Mount Shahdagh in Quba Rayon in northeastern Azerbaijan.Wixman, Ronald''The Peoples of the USSR: An Ethnographic Handbook'' New York: M.E. Sharpe and London, Macmillan. 1984. Population In 1886 their population was estimated at 7,767. In 1926 their population was estimated at 607. Although only 607 individuals claimed Jek ethnicity, 4,348 listed Jek as their Jek language, native language. These were probably Jeks who listed themselves as Azerbaijanis speaking Dzhek as their Jek language, native language. Although the village used to have a large population, it is now almost empty and becoming more deserted each year. See also *Jek people *Jek language References Sources * Cek, AzerbaijanTərxan Paşazadə, "Dünyanın nadir etnik qrupu - Azərbaycan cekliləri", Azərbaycan qəzeti Gallery F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Əlik
Əlik is a village and municipality in the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by .... It has a population of 1,069. The postal code is AZ 4016. The municipality consists of the villages of Əlik, Cek, and Haput. Population Although the village used to have a large population, it is now almost empty and becoming more deserted each year. The residents live in houses with barns around them for keeping livestock. References External links * Alik, Azerbaijan Populated places in Quba District (Azerbaijan) {{Quba-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qrız
Qrız (also, Griz, Giriz, Krits, Kriz, and Kyryz) is a village and municipality in the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 368. The municipality consists of the villages of Qrız and Qırızdəhnə. They speak their own local language Local may refer to: Geography and transportation * Local (train), a train serving local traffic demand * Local, Missouri, a community in the United States Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Local'' (comics), a limited series comic book by Bria .... Their houses are made partly out of picked wooden sticks and stones in the near forests. There is a mosque located in the center of the village. It's not possible to get to the village by a personal car, only by foot or 4x4 Land Rover. Locals usually earn living by keeping animals and grazing them. References External links * Populated places in Quba District (Azerbaijan) Kryts {{Quba-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
