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Avars Avars Population 671,000 Language group Daghestan branch of Caucasian languages Language Avar Region Daghestan, north regions of Azerbaijan Religion Islam/Sunnite *Population estimates for 1994 The Avars (self-designation Maarulal) live mostly in mountainous regions of Daghestan, partly on the plains, and in the north of Azerbaijan (Byelokan and Zakatal districts). They are representatives of the … Read more
Azerbaijans Azerbaijans Population 7,021,000 Language group Group of Turkic languages Language Azerbaijan Religion Islam/Sunnite, Shiite *Population estimates for 1994 Azerbaijan is situated in the eastern part of the Transcaucasus. Its southernmost point is on the same latitude as Athens, Palermo, and Lisbon. High mountains protect Azerbaijan from cold northern winds. In fact, it is the … Read more
Bagulal Bagulal Language group Avar-Ando-Tsezian group of the Caucasian languages Language Bagulal/Avaric Region Daghestan Religion Islam/Sunnite *Population estimates for 1994 The Bagulal are a small ethnic group belonging to the Ando-Tsezian peoples of West Alpine Daghestan. They live in some settlements of Tsumidan and Akhvakh districts of Daghestan. Culturally and linguistically they are close to … Read more
Balkars Balkars Population 85,000 Language group Kypchak-Turkic Language Karachai-Balkar Region Kabardino-Balkaria; a small number live in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan Center Nalchik Religion Islam/Sunnite *Population estimates for 1994 The Balkars formed as a result of a mixture of indigence North Caucasian tribes with newcomers of Iranian-Turkic language tribes (Alans, Bulgarians, Khazars, and Kypchaks). The Balkars call … Read more
Bashkirs Bashkirs Population 1,449,000 Language group Kypchak Turkic Language Bashkir Region The Republic of Bashkirstan, regions of the South Ural, also in Chelyabinsk, Orenburg, Kurgan, Perm, Saratov and Samara regions of the Russian Federation Center Ufa Religion Islam/Sunnite *Population estimates for 1994 The Bashkirs’ ethnogenesis is extremely complicated. The South Ural and surrounding steppes was … Read more
Batsbi Batsbi Language Batsbi Region Akhmetsk Region (Georgia) Religion Islam/Sunnite The Batsbians (or Batsbi as they call themselves) are a small ethnic group often called “the Tsova Tush” living in Akhmetsk region in Georgia. The Batsbians are the descendants of the Ingush and Chechens who migrated to East Georgia at the beginning of the nineteenth … Read more
Belorussians Belorussians Population 10,151,000 Language group Eastern Slavic group of the Indo-European languages Language Belorussian Capital Minsk Religion Christianity (Russian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant) *Population estimates for 1994 Belarus is situated in the Western part of the East European Plain. It borders Poland to the west. In general, Belarus is a flat country. Ancient … Read more
Beluchi Beluchi Population 29,700 Language group Northwestern group of the Iranian languages Language Beluchi Region Turkmenistan, Tajikistan Religion Islam/Sunnite *Population estimates for 1994 The Beluchi (or Balug/Baloch as they call themselves) are a people living in Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and some other countries. The total Beluchi population is about two million, but a smaller part of … Read more
Bessermen Bessermen Language group Finno-Ugrian Language Bessermenic-Udmurtic Region The northern part of Udmurtia Religion Christianity (Russian Orthodox) *Population estimates for 1994 The Bessermen are an ethnographic group of Udmurts. They live in Balezinsky, Yukamensky, and Glazoosky districts of Udmurtia. They speak the Udmurtic language with some peculiarities. The question about the Bessermen’s origin remains disputable. … Read more
Budukh Budukh Language group Daghestan group of the Caucasian languages Language Budukhic Region Azerbaijan Religion Islam/Sunnite The Budukh (Budugh) are a small ethnic group living in several settlements of Kuba and Khachmassk (districts of Azerbaijan). The Budukhic language belongs to the Lezgin subgroup of the Caucasian (Daghestan) languages. The written language and literature are based … Read more