Tsakhur (village)

Tsakhur
Цахур
ЦIaIх
Selo
Tsakhur
Tsakhur
Coordinates: 41°39′N 47°08′E / 41.650°N 47.133°E / 41.650; 47.133[1]
Country Russia
Region Republic of Dagestan
DistrictRutulsky District
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
476
Time zoneUTC+3:00

Tsakhur (Russian: Цахур; Tsakhur: ЦIaIх) is a rural locality or selo, and the administrative centre of Tsakhurskoye Rural Settlement, Rutulsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia.

Events[2]

Language

Most Tsakhur speak Tsakhor, Russian, and Azerbaijani, and the Tsakhur language is considered an endangered language.[3] They are self-designated as iyhjby and speak tsakhur-miz. The name is derived from the Lezgi word Tsakhur from their central settlement Tshaikhiart, and is part of the Lezgi-Samur branch of Dagestan languages; first documented in the late 19th century.[2]

Geography

Tsakhur is located in the valley of the Samur River, 35 km northwest of Rutul (the district's administrative centre) by road. Muslakh and Gelmets are the nearest rural localities.[4]

Nationalities

Tsakhur is a mono-ethnic Tsakhur village.[5]

There are Tsakhur in the Dagestan Azerbayjan region as well.[6]

Religion

The Tsakhur people are mostly Sunnite Muslims with some pre-Islamic traditions.[2]

References

  1. ^ Село Цахур на карте
  2. ^ a b c "The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire". redbook.verbix.com. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  3. ^ "Did you know Tsakhur is vulnerable?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  4. ^ Расстояние от Цахура до Рутула 35 км
  5. ^ "Рутульский район" [Rutulsky district]. FLNKA. Archived from the original on 31 Dec 2011. Retrieved 3 Oct 2024.
  6. ^ Gasanova, M.A.; Taibova, L.Ya. (2016). "Linguo-cultural analysis of concepts friendship/hostility in the Dagestan paremiological world picture (on the material of the Tabasaran, the Agul, the Rutul and the Tsakhur languages)". Herald of Dagestan State University. 31 (2): 86–92. doi:10.21779/2542-0313-2016-31-2-86-92. ISSN 2542-0313.