Mountain Jews

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Mountain Jews are a distinct Jewish ethnic group from the eastern and northern Caucasus region, known for their unique Judeo-Tat language and cultural traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish ethnic group
ethno-religious group
culturalTrait distinct Judeo-Tat literature
distinct wedding customs
endogamous marriage patterns
unique musical traditions
diasporaCountry Austria
Azerbaijan
Canada
Germany
Israel
Russia
United States
ethnonym Juhurim
historicalCenter Derbent
Qırmızı Qəsəbə
historicalLanguage Tat
historicalRegion Azerbaijan
Chechnya
Dagestan
Kabardino-Balkaria
Krasnodar Krai
Stavropol Krai
languageFamily Southwestern Iranian languages
modernSpokenLanguage Azerbaijani
Hebrew
Russian
nativeName Gorskie Yevrei
Juhurim
notableSettlementType all-Jewish town of Qırmızı Qəsəbə in Azerbaijan
primaryLanguage Judeo-Tat
region eastern Caucasus
northern Caucasus
relatedGroup Ashkenazi Jews
Bukharan Jews
Georgian Jews
Mizrahi Jews
Persian Jews
Sephardi Jews
religion Judaism
religiousLaw Halakha
rite Sephardi rite
tradition Mizrahi Jewish tradition
traditionalOccupation agriculture
craftsmanship
trade
viticulture
usesScript Cyrillic script
Hebrew script
Latin script


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