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]
- c.699 - The Tsakhurs fight against an Arab invasion in one of their first major conflicts
- 1396 - Tamerlane’s army fights against the Tsakhurs during their expansion.
- c.1399 - Tsakhurs conflict with the Shahs of Shirvan as well as various Transcaucasian powers.
- c.1599 - Tsakhurs face incursions from Turkish, Persian, and Transcaucasian rulers.
- c.1699 - The seat of the Tsakhur Sultanate moves from Tsakhur to Elisu.
- 1803 - The Tsakhurs become subjects of the Russian Empire after Russia expands its control over the Caucasus.
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, 35km 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
- ^ Село Цахур на карте
- ^ a b c "The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire". redbook.verbix.com. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Did you know Tsakhur is vulnerable?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ Расстояние от Цахура до Рутула 35 км
- ^ "Рутульский район" [Rutulsky district]. FLNKA. Archived from the original on 31 Dec 2011. Retrieved 3 Oct 2024.
- ^ 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.
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