Dagestan

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Northeast Caucasian language

Turkic language

Lezgic language

language spoken by the Dargin people of Dagestan

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language belonging to the Tsezic group of the North Caucasian language family spoken by people in southern Dagestan, Russia

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former militarized political organization in the Caucasus

thumb|400px|Map showing the major Varangian trade routes of the 8th–11th centuries, with Balanjar along the Volga trade route (in red). Balanjar (; Baranjar, Belenjer, Belendzher, Bülünjar) was a medieval city located in the North Caucasus region, between the cities of Derbent and Samandar, probably on the lower Sulak River. It flourished between the seventh and tenth centuries. The legendary founder of Balanjar, according to the Persian and Kurdish chroniclers Ibn al-Faqih and Abu al-Fida, was named Balanjar ibn Yafith (بلنجر بن يافث).

Feudal formation created as a result of the collapse of the Tarkov Shamkhalate (Kumyk feudal state)

a mythical state introduced into circulation in the 20th century

village in Dakhadayevsky District, Russia

Kizlyarka is a grape vodka named after the Russian city of Kizlyar, where much of the drink is produced. Kizlyarka's alcohol content is 40-45%.

Title of the Kumyk dynasty, rulers of the Northeast Caucasus

state in Dagestan that existed from 1642 until the 19th century

traditional handicraft

Islamist political entity in Russia

embroidered textile art form from the Kaytagsky District of southeast Dagestan, Russia

ancestor-eponym of the Lek tribe of the North Caucasus

former terrorist organization in Russia