Rutul people
Northeast Caucasian ethnic group in Dagestan and Azerbaijan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rutulians,[7] Rutuls (Rutul: Мыхабыр, romanized: Mykhabyr), also known as the Rutul people are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group native to Dagestan and adjacent parts of Azerbaijan. According to the 2021 Russian census, there were 34,259 Rutuls in Russia.[2] The Rutul language is a member of the Northeast Caucasian language family; its speakers often have a good command of Azeri and Russian, as Rutul was not a written language until 1990. The Rutul culture is close to that of the Tsakhur and other peoples who inhabit the basin of the upper reaches of the Samur River. Most of the Rutuls are engaged in cattle breeding (mostly sheep husbandry), farming, and gardening.
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Total population | |
c. 120,000[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Russia | 34,259 (2021)[2] |
Azerbaijan | 17,000 (~2000) - 40,000[3][4] |
Ukraine | 137 (2001)[5] |
Georgia | 103 (1989)[6] |
Languages | |
Rutul, Russian, Azerbaijani | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Northeast Caucasian-speaking peoples Especially Tsakhurs |