Tsakhur people

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Tsakhur
йыхъбы (Yiqby), цIаIхбы
Tsakhur child from Qum, Azerbaijan
Total population
c. 30,000
Regions with significant populations
 Russia 12,796[1]
 Azerbaijan12,289[2]
 Ukraine83[3]
Languages
Tsakhur, Lezgian, Azerbaijani, Russian
Religion
Sunni Islam[4]
Related ethnic groups
Other Northeast Caucasian-speaking peoples
Especially Rutuls

The Tsakhur or Saxur (Lezgian: ЦIахурар, Azerbaijani: Saxurlar, Russian: Цахуры) people are a Lezgin sub-ethnic group[citation needed] of northern Azerbaijan and southern Dagestan (Russia). The group numbers around 30,000 people and are called yiqy (pl. yiqby), but are generally known by the name Tsakhur, which derives from the name of a Dagestani village, where they make up the majority.

History

The Tsakhurs are first mentioned in 7th-century

Djaro-Belokani free communities. The sultanate was in the sphere of influence of the Shaki Khanate. It became part of the Russian Empire
by the beginning of the 19th century.

Geography

Tsakhurs live in Azerbaijan's

Rutulsky district. According to Wolfgang Schulze, there are 9 villages in Azerbaijan, where Tsakhurs make up the majority of the population, all of them in Zaqatala. 13 more villages in Zaqatala and Gakh have a significant Tsakhur minority.[6]

Culture

The main traditional occupation of the Tsakhurs include raising sheep, which is the most important part of their economy. However, Tsakhurs are also known for their skills as stonemasons, tailors, carpenters, and makers of handicrafts (which includes carpet-weaving and knitting).[7]

Language

Most Tsakhurs speak the

bilingualism in Tsakhur and Azeri is high.[5] Other languages popular among Tsakhurs include Russian and Lezgian.[citation needed
]

References

  1. ^ "Национальный состав населения Российской Федерации согласно переписи населения 2021 года" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  2. ^ "National composition of population by regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan, person". Council of Europe. p. 2. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. ^ State statistics committee of Ukraine - National composition of population, 2001 census (Ukrainian)
  4. ^ "The Tsakhurs". The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire. Institute of the Estonian Language. Archived from the original on 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  5. ^
    ISBN 978-1-61069-954-9
    .
  6. ^ The Sociolinguistic Situation of the Tsakhur in Azerbaijan by John M. Clifton et al. SIL International, 2005
  7. ISBN 978-1-136-14266-6
    .
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