Lezgistan

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Lezgistan is a historical region in the eastern Caucasus traditionally inhabited by the Lezgin people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
adjacentTo Caspian Sea NERFINISHED
associatedPeople Lezgin people NERFINISHED
borderedByHistorical territories of other Northeast Caucasian peoples
culturalRegionFor Lezgin folklore
Lezgin music
Lezgin traditions
ethnicGroupAssociated Lezgins NERFINISHED
hasEthnolinguisticIdentity true
historicalLanguage Lezgian language NERFINISHED
historicallyKnownFor Lezgin highland communities
clan-based social structure
mountain agriculture
historicalPopulationCore Lezgin villages and towns
locatedIn Caucasus NERFINISHED
Eastern Caucasus NERFINISHED
locatedOn western shore of the Caspian Sea
majorLanguage Lezgian language NERFINISHED
mountainousRegion true
nameDerivedFrom Lezgin people NERFINISHED
notableFeature ethnic Lezgin homeland
partlyLocatedIn Azerbaijan NERFINISHED
Dagestan NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
partOf North Caucasus (historical-cultural region) NERFINISHED
South Caucasus (historical-cultural region) NERFINISHED
politicalStatus historical-ethnographic region rather than a modern state
not an internationally recognized sovereign state
presentInModernStates Republic of Azerbaijan NERFINISHED
Russian Federation NERFINISHED
regionOf Northeast Caucasus NERFINISHED
religionMajorityHistorical Islam NERFINISHED
Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
terrainType foothills
mountainous
timePeriod medieval to modern historical usage
traditionalInhabitants Lezgins NERFINISHED

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Lezgins historicalRegion Lezgistan