Juhurim

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Juhurim are a Jewish ethnic group from the eastern and northern Caucasus, particularly Dagestan and Azerbaijan, with their own distinct language (Juhuri) and cultural traditions.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Juhuri 4
Juhuro 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish ethnic group
ethnic group
alsoKnownAs Gorskie Yevrei
Juhurim
surface form: Juhuro

Mountain Jews
associatedLanguageCode jdt
culturalRegion North Caucasus
South Caucasus
culturalTrait Caucasian musical traditions
distinct Judeo-Persian-influenced language
distinct cuisine
oral folklore
unique wedding customs
culture distinct Jewish traditions adapted to Caucasus region
diasporaCommunity Azerbaijan
Germany
Israel
Russia
United States of America
surface form: United States
endonymLanguage Juhurim self-linksurface differs
surface form: Juhuri
endonymPeople Juhurim self-link
ethnicReligionLink Jewish law and tradition adapted to mountain life
ethnoreligiousGroup Jews
geopoliticalOrigin Russian Empire
surface form: Russian Empire (Caucasus region)
heritageStatus endangered language community in some areas
historicalMinorityStatus recognized Jewish minority in the Caucasus
historicalRegion Azerbaijan
Caucasus
Dagestan
languageFamily Iranian languages
languageScript Cyrillic
Hebrew script (historically)
Latin script (in some periods)
modernCountryOfOrigin Azerbaijan
surface form: Republic of Azerbaijan

Russian Federation (Dagestan)
nativeLanguage Juhurim self-linksurface differs
surface form: Juhuri
primaryRegion Eastern Caucasus
North Caucasus
surface form: Northern Caucasus
religion Judaism
religiousRite Sephardi rite (with local customs)
religiousTradition Rabbinic Judaism
traditionalLanguageName Judeo-Tat
traditionalOccupation agriculture
crafts
trade
viticulture
traditionalSettlementRegion eastern Caucasus highlands
traditionalSettlementType mountain villages

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gorskie Yevrei alsoKnownAs Juhurim
Gorskie Yevrei alsoKnownAs Juhurim
this entity surface form: Juhuro
Juhurim alsoKnownAs Juhurim
this entity surface form: Juhuro
Judeo-Tat alternateName Juhurim
this entity surface form: Juhuri
Juhurim endonymLanguage Juhurim self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Juhuri
Juhurim endonymPeople Juhurim self-link
Mountain Jews ethnonym Juhurim
Red Village languageUsed Juhurim
this entity surface form: Juhuri
Juhurim nativeLanguage Juhurim self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Juhuri
Mountain Jews nativeName Juhurim