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The Lesgier or Lesginen (in older German-language literature often also referred to as Kürin ) are a people in the Caucasus region .
The people live in the area of the Samur River . This region is also called Lesgistan . According to estimates, the Lesgier people have around 800,000 members, around half of whom live in the Russian republic of Dagestan , the other half in Azerbaijan . According to the 2010 census of Russia in Russia, 385,240 lesgians lived in Dagestan, in all of Russia 473,722.
The Lesgian language belongs to the north-eastern group of the Caucasian languages .
history
In the 8th century, the Lesgians converted to Islam ( Sunnis , Shafiite school of law). Later they came under the influence of the Georgians and Armenians , whose attempts to convert the Lesgier to Christianity , however, failed. In the 16th century they were ruled by the Ottomans and later by the Persians .
At the beginning of the 19th century, their territory came under Russian suzerainty. The border along the Samur was initially only an inner-Russian or inner-Soviet administrative border. Since Azerbaijan's independence, the Lesgians have been confronted with the fact that they live in two states. While they enjoy cultural autonomy in Dagestan , the Azerbaijani Lesgians are under pressure to assimilate from the local government.
Prominent Lesgier
- Suleiman Abusaidowitsch Kerimow (* 1966) - Russian entrepreneur, billionaire, oligarch and politician
Literary representations
- Friedrich Bodenstedt : Ada, the Lesghierin. A poem. Berlin 1853 ( digitized version )
See also
Web links
- The Lesginen, Laken and Nogaier report of the radio station "Voice of Russia"
Individual evidence
- ^ Results of the 2010 Russian Census , Excel table 7, line 448.
- ^ Results of the 2010 Russian Census , Excel table 5, line 108.