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Aghuls (, ) are a people in , . According to the 2010 , there were 34,160 Aghuls in Russia (7,000 in 1959). Russian Census 2010: Population by ethnicity The belongs to the Lezgian language family, a group of the Northeast Caucasian family. Ethnically, the Aghuls are close to the . There are four groups of the Aghul people, who live in four different : Aguldere, Kurakhdere, Khushandere, and Khpyukdere. Like their neighbors the , the Aghuls were converted to Islam at a fairly early date, subsequent to the Arab conquest of the eighth century. Their oral traditions claim Jewish descent.Peoples, Nations and Cultures. Edited by John Mackenzie. Weidenfeld and Nicolson 2005.


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Https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203037928 Retrieved 25 September 2024.

Each Aghul village had a village council, on which each of the three or four tukhums were represented. The council was headed by an elder. The village mullah and qadi also played an important role in local affairs. In some cases the wealthier tukhums exerted a disproportionate strong influence on village government.

Https://doi.org/10.1111/josl.12590


Further reading
  • The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire entry on Aguls

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