Lezgins
 | |
| Tot population | |
|---|---|
| c. 800,000 - 1 200,000 | |
| Regions wi signeeficant populations | |
 Russia
| 800,000 (census, 2016) 600,000 (census, 2016)[1] |
 Azerbaijan | c. 380.000 (2016, Azerbaijani government)[2] |
| Leids | |
| Lezgian | |
| Releegion | |
| Sunni Islam, minority Shia Islam[3][4][5] | |
| Relatit ethnic groups | |
| Tabasarans, Aghuls, Rutuls, Budukhs, Kryts, Tsakhurs, Archi, Shahdagh an Udi an ither Northeast Caucasian fowks | |
Lezgins (Lezgian: лезгияр, lezgiyar, Roushie: лезгины, lezginy; cried Lezgins, Lezgi, Lezgis, Lezgs, Lezgin an aw) are a Lezgic ethnic group native predominantly tae soothren Dagestan an northeastren Azerbaijan an wha speak the Lezgian leid.
References
- ↑ "Национальный состав населения Российской Федерации согласно переписи аселения 2010 года". gks.ru. Archived frae the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 4 Februar 2011.
- ↑ Cornell, Svante (2016). Small Nations and Great Powers: A Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict in the Caucasus. Routledge. p. 259. ISBN 978-1135796693.
Whereas officially the number of Lezgins registered as such in Azerbaijan is around 380,000, the Lezgins claim (...)
- ↑ "The Role of Ethnic Minorities in Border Regions: Forms of their composition, problems of development and political rights". Retrieved 18 December 2014.
Although the Lezgin are Sunni Muslims, there is a strong Shiite minority.
- ↑ Friedrich, Paul (1994). Encyclopedia of World Cultures: Russia and Eurasia, China. G.K. Hall. p. 243. ISBN 978-0816118106.
Given the strong Azerbaijani influence on them, however, there is a sizable Shiite minority among the Lezgins
- ↑ Cole, Jeffrey E. (2016). Ethnic Groups of Europe: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 237. ISBN 978-1598843033.
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.
