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Lezgins
 | This article possibly contains original research. (August 2024) |
Лезгияр; Лекьер | |
|---|---|
 Flag used by the Lezgin people | |
 | |
| Total population | |
| <1 million[1][better source needed] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Russia | 488,608[2] |
| Azerbaijan | 167,570[3] |
| Languages | |
| Lezgian language | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (mainly Sunni)[4][5][6] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Northeast Caucasian peoples, especially Aghuls, Tsakhurs, Tabasarans, Udis, and Rutuls | |
Lezgins (Lezgian: Лезгияр, romanized: lezgiär or Lezgian: лекьер, romanized: leq'er)[7] are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group native predominantly to southern Dagestan, a republic of Russia, and northeastern Azerbaijan, and speak the Lezgin language. Their social structure is firmly based on equality and deference to individuality. Lezgin society is structured around djamaat (Lezgian: жамаат, lit. 'unions of clans') and has traditionally been egalitarian and organised around many autonomous local clans, called sykhyls (сихилар).
The land of the Lezgins has been subject to multiple invaders throughout history. Its isolated terrain and the strategic value outsiders have placed on the areas settled by Lezgins has contributed much to the Lezgin community ethos and helped shape its national character. Due to constant attacks from the invaders, the Lezgins have developed a national code of honor and conduct, Lezgiwal, passed down from generation to generation by parents and society. It implies moral and ethical behaviour, generosity and the will to safeguard the honor of women.
- ^ "Lezgin". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ a b "Национальный состав населения Российской Федерации согласно переписи населения 2021 года" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- ^ "Azərbaycanın əhalisi" (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ Koter, Marek; Heffner, Krystian; Sobczyński, Marek (2003). The Role of Ethnic Minorities in Border Regions. Vol. 1. University of Łódź. ISBN 9788371261749. "Although the Lezgin are Sunni Muslims, there is a strong Shiite minority."
- ^ Wixman, Ronald (1994). "Lezgins". In Friedrich, Paul; Diamond, Norma (eds.). Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Vol. 6. G. K. Hall. p. 243. ISBN 9780816118106.
Given the strong Azerbaijani influence on them, however, there is a sizable Shiite minority among the Lezgins.
- ^ Cole, Jeffrey, ed. (2011). "Lezgins". Ethnic Groups of Europe: An Encyclopedia. ABC-Clio. p. 237. ISBN 9781598843033.
The Lezgins are Muslims; the great majority are Sunni of the Shafi'i rite, with small numbers of Lezgins living near or inside Azerbaijan being Shiite.
- ^ Mikhalchenko, Y. V., ed. (2016). Язык и общество [Language and Society] (PDF) (in Russian). Research Center for National-Language Relations. p. 253. ISBN 9785911721299.
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