Ethnic groups in Dagestan

thumb|upright=1.4|Share of Tatars in regions of Russia, 2010 census

The Chechens ( ; , , Old Chechen: Нахчой, Naxçoy), historically also known as Kisti and Durdzuks, are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group of the Nakh peoples native to the North Caucasus. They are the largest ethnic group in the region and refer to themselves as Nokhchiy (; singular Nokhchi, Nokhcho, Nakhchuo or Nakhche). The vast majority of Chechens are Muslims and live in Chechnya, an autonomous republic within the Russian Federation.

ethnic group native to Russia and Azerbaijan

Northeast Caucasian ethnic group

[[File:Carte répartition nogaïs.png|thumb|The map shows the Nogai population.

Lezgins (, or ) are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group native to southern Dagestan, a republic of Russia, and northern Azerbaijan, who speak the Lezgin language. Their social structure is firmly based on equality and deference to individuality. Lezgin society is structured around djamaat () and has traditionally been egalitarian and organised around many autonomous local clans, called sykhyls (сихилар).

Kumyks (, ) are a Turkic ethnic group living in Dagestan, Chechnya and North Ossetia. They are the largest Turkic people in the North Caucasus.

thumb|Map of Dargins and subethnic groups Dargins or Dargwa (, darganti) are a Northeast Caucasian native ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus, and who make up the second largest ethnic group in the North Caucasian republic of Dagestan. They speak the various Dargin languages.

Lezgic ethnic group native to Tabasaransky district in Dagestan

Iranian ethnic group in Azerbaijan and Russia

Lak people of Dagestan

Lezgic ethnic group native to Agulsky district in Dagestan

Jewish group of Khazaria and the Caucus

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ethnic group who live in eight villages in Southern Dagestan, Russia

North Caucasian ethnic group

indigenous Dagestanian peoples of Russia

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ethnic group of Dagestan Republic, Russia

one of the people of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia

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indigenous people of the Caucasus

Northeast Caucasian ethnic group

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Ethnic group in Dagestan, Russia

Ethnic group in Dagestan

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Arabs

300px|thumb|Ethnographic map of the Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Aukhs green 300px|thumb|Aukh (American map of the Caucasus 1910). Aukhs () are an ethnographic group of Chechens. Aukhs are currently living in the territories of Novolaksky (former Aukh District), Khasavyurtovsky, Babayurtovsky and Kazbekovsky (Western part of the Aukh) areas of modern central Dagestan, along the rivers Yamansu, Yaryksu, Aktash and Aksai (earlier Eastern Chechnya). They speak the Aukh dialect of the Chechen language.