Juhurim

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Juhurim are a Jewish ethnic group from the eastern and northern Caucasus, particularly Dagestan and Azerbaijan, with their own distinct language (Juhuri) and cultural traditions.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Juhuri 4
Juhurim canonical 4
Juhuro 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish ethnic group
ethnic group
alsoKnownAs Gorskie Yevrei
Juhuro
linked to: Juhurim

Mountain Jews
associatedLanguageCode jdt
culturalRegion North Caucasus
South Caucasus
culturalTrait Caucasian musical traditions
distinct Judeo-Persian-influenced language
distinct cuisine
oral folklore
unique wedding customs
culture distinct Jewish traditions adapted to Caucasus region
diasporaCommunity Azerbaijan
Germany
Israel
Russia
United States
endonymLanguage Juhuri
linked to: Juhurim
endonymPeople Juhurim
ethnicReligionLink Jewish law and tradition adapted to mountain life
ethnoreligiousGroup Jews
geopoliticalOrigin Russian Empire (Caucasus region)
linked to: Russian Empire
heritageStatus endangered language community in some areas
historicalMinorityStatus recognized Jewish minority in the Caucasus
historicalRegion Azerbaijan
Caucasus
Dagestan
languageFamily Iranian languages
languageScript Cyrillic
Hebrew script (historically)
Latin script (in some periods)
modernCountryOfOrigin Republic of Azerbaijan
linked to: Azerbaijan

Russian Federation (Dagestan)
nativeLanguage Juhuri
linked to: Juhurim
primaryRegion Eastern Caucasus
Northern Caucasus
linked to: North Caucasus
religion Judaism
religiousRite Sephardi rite (with local customs)
religiousTradition Rabbinic Judaism
traditionalLanguageName Judeo-Tat
traditionalOccupation agriculture
crafts
trade
viticulture
traditionalSettlementRegion eastern Caucasus highlands
traditionalSettlementType mountain villages

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mountain Jews ethnonym Juhurim
Mountain Jews nativeName Juhurim
Judeo-Tat alternateName Juhuri
linked to: Juhurim
Gorskie Yevrei alsoKnownAs Juhurim
Gorskie Yevrei alsoKnownAs Juhuro
linked to: Juhurim
Juhurim nativeLanguage Juhuri
linked to: Juhurim
Juhurim alsoKnownAs Juhuro
linked to: Juhurim
Juhurim endonymLanguage Juhuri
linked to: Juhurim
Juhurim endonymPeople Juhurim
Red Village languageUsed Juhuri
linked to: Juhurim