Avar people
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The Avar people are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group primarily inhabiting Dagestan in Russia, known for their distinct Avar language, rich mountain culture, and long history in the Caucasus region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avar people canonical | 3 |
| Avar | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northeast Caucasian people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| autonymLanguage | Avar language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalRegionCity | Makhachkala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Dagestan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| danceTradition | Lezginka-style dances ⓘ |
| ethnicTerritory | Avaria (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Avars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| folklore | rich oral epic tradition ⓘ |
| historicalConflict | Caucasian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReligion |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indigenous Caucasian beliefs ⓘ |
| historicalState | Avar Khanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalWritingSystem |
Arabic script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin script ⓘ |
| language | Avar language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Northeast Caucasian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorTown |
Buynaksk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gunib NERFINISHED ⓘ Khunzakh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicTradition | Caucasian mountain music ⓘ |
| nativeName |
аварцы
ⓘ
маарулал ⓘ |
| notableFigure | Rasul Gamzatov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Imam Shamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCenter | Republic of Dagestan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
North Caucasus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeast Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Andi people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chechens NERFINISHED ⓘ Dargins NERFINISHED ⓘ Dido (Tsez) people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ingush NERFINISHED ⓘ Laks NERFINISHED ⓘ Lezgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPopulationIn |
Azerbaijan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kazakhstan NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
carpet weaving
ⓘ
metalwork ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
pastoralism
ⓘ
terraced agriculture ⓘ transhumance herding ⓘ |
| traditionalHabitat |
Caucasus Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dagestani highlands ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | stone mountain villages ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalSocialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Cyrillic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.