Bagvalal people

Bagvalal

Total population
c. 5,000
Regions with significant populations
Russia  Dagestan	c. 5000 (2002 estimate)[1]
Languages
Bagvalal language
Religion
Islam (Sunni Islam)
Related ethnic groups
Northeast Caucasian peoples

The Bagvalal (also called Bagulal, Kwantl Hekwa, Bagolal, Kwanadi, Bagulaltsy, Kvanadin, and Kvanadintsy) are an

. However there were still some people reported separately in the 2002 census.

Geography

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The Bagvalal live in mountain villages in the Tsumadinsky District of Dagestan. The names of the Bagvalal villages are: Kvanada, Gimerso, Tlisi, Tlibisho, Khushtada, and Tlondada.

Demographics

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In 1926 there were 3,054 Bagvalals.

Religion

The Bagvalals are Sunni Muslims.^[2] They adopted the religion by the 16th century due to the influence of Sufi missionaries.^[3]

References

Sources

• Wixman, Ronald. The Peoples of the USSR: An Ethnographic Handbook. (Armonk, New York: M. E. Sharpe, Inc., 1984) p. 19.