Lezgins

Northeast Caucasian language that belongs to the Lezgic languages

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).

right|thumb|Drawing by famous Russian artist Vasily Vereshchagin "Lezginka" which after visiting southern [[Dagestan and Elisabethpol Governorate wrote the scene, observing the customs and traditions of the Lezgins. (1867)]] right|thumb|Lezgins dancing the "lezginka" in the village of [[Akhty, Dagestan region (1900)]] The Lezginka () is a folk dance common throughout the North Caucasus. It is named after the Lezgin people. It uses a fast rhythm, and can be either a solo male or a pair dance.

300px|thumb|Lezgistan from map of the Caucasus by Johann Gustav Gaerber (1728) Lezgistan, sometimes referred to as Lekia, is the ethnic homeland of the Lezgins, as well as the area of distribution of the Lezgin language.

Russian boxer

The Lezgiwal (, []) is the worldview and moral code of the Lezgin people. Tenets of the Lezgiwal include being especially respectful towards elders and (for men) women; a policy of only marrying another Lezgin in order to protect the nation's endangered culture; and exemplifying the values of truthfulness, honour, and bravery. A Lezgin's behavior towards the environment is always subject to this law, wherever he is.

1721 attack of the Safavid city of Shamakhi by rebelling Sunni Lezigins

Azerbaijani military officer

Russian professional mixed martial artist

Russian wrestler

persian Empire campaigns (1741–1743)

Dagestan historian, poet and faqih (1834-1910)

thumb|Legae The Legae (Latin legae Greek Λῆγαι) were a people on the shores of the Caspian Sea that mythology places between Albania and the country of the Amazons, Scythian roots. The name survives today in the name of the Lezgins, who live in southern Dagestan and northern Azerbaijan.

lezgin political organization

Lezgian vizier of the Safavid Empire

Lezgin religious figure

Russian composer (1900-1965)

Withdrawal by the Persian army under Nader Shah in 1741

North Caucasian politician

1778 or 1779 battle