Jek people
Northeast Caucasian ethnic group
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| approx. 11,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Azerbaijan | 11,000 |
| Languages | |
| Jek, Azerbaijani | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Shahdagh people | |
Jek people (/ˈdʒɛk/ also spelt Jeks, Jeklilar (Azerbaijani: Ceklilər), Jack or Dzhek people) are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group in Azerbaijan.[1] The Jeks are one of the numerically small Shahdag peoples.[2] The Jeks are a part of the Shahdag group of Dagestani people, and inhabit the northeast of the Azerbaijan Republic and Shahdag plateau of the Great Caucasus. The historical motherland of the Jeks is the Jek village of Quba Rayon, and their native language is Jek language, of the Northeast Caucasian family.[3][4]
The Jek people are Sunni Muslims.[2]
Gallery
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Jek people, 1880[5] -
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Jek people, 1880[6] -
Jek people, 20 August 2012. - A Jek speaker, recorded in Germany.
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See also
- Jek (Quba)
- Jek language
References
- ^ Azərbaycan etnoqrafiyası. Üç cilddə. I cild. Bakı, "Şərq-Qərb", 2007, səh. 12.
- ^ a b Wixman, Ronald. The Peoples of the USSR: An Ethnographic Handbook. New York: M.E. Sharpe and London, Macmillan. 1984.
- ^ "Tərxan Paşazadə. “Azərbaycanın milli etnik nümayəndələri – ceklilər”, "Azərbaycan Müəllimlər İnstitutunun Xəbərləri", № 1, Bakı, “Müəllim” - 2009, səh.35-43."
- ^ Əlhəddin Cekli və Tərxan Paşazadə, «Biz CAN deyirik! Yəni Ceklilər Azərbaycan Naminə!», «Kamal» jurnalı, № 3 (7), iyun 2010, səhifə 44-48.
- ^ "Ермаков Дмитрий Иванович. Группа мужчин и мальчиков из селения Джег. Джеки". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
- ^ "Ермаков Дмитрий Иванович. Группа девочек и старуха из селения Джег. Джеки". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jeks.
- Tərxan Paşazadə, "Dünyanın nadir etnik qrupu - Azərbaycan cekliləri", Azərbaycan qəzeti
- Большая Энциклопедия в 62 томах: Джеки
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