Aguls

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The Aguls are a small indigenous ethnic group of Dagestan in the North Caucasus, known for their distinct Northeast Caucasian language and traditional mountain village culture.

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Aguls canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
autonomousRepublic Republic of Dagestan
continent Asia
Europe
country Russia
culturalRegion Northeast Caucasus
ethnicLanguageEndangerment Aghul language vulnerable
ethnicMinorityStatus recognized ethnic group in Dagestan
ethnonymLanguage Aghul language
linked to: Agul language
historicalRegion Caucasus
historicalReligion Islam
languageBranch Lezgic languages
linked to: Lezgic
languageFamily Northeast Caucasian languages
languageStatus minority language in Russia
locatedIn Dagestan
Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
locatedInRegion North Caucasus
nativeName агъулал
nativeNameLanguage Aghul language
linked to: Agul language
neighboringPeople Lezgins
Rutuls
Tabasarans
Tsakhurs
populationCharacteristic small population size
postSovietState Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
regionOfHabitation Samur river basin
southern Dagestan
relatedEthnicGroup Lezgins
Rutuls
Tabasarans
Tsakhurs
religion Sunni Islam
religionBranch Shafi'i school
SovietCensusCategory Aghuls
linked to: Aghul
traditionalClothingRegion Caucasian highlands
traditionalCraft carpet making
metalworking
weaving
woodworking
traditionalEconomy agriculture
cattle breeding
sheep herding
traditionalHousing stone houses
traditionalLanguage Aghul language
linked to: Agul language
traditionalSettlementType mountain villages
traditionalSocialStructure clan-based communities
UNESCOStatus speaker of a vulnerable language (Aghul)
writingSystem Cyrillic script

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