Lezgistan
E501837
Lezgistan is a historical region in the eastern Caucasus traditionally inhabited by the Lezgin people.
Statements (38)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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