Jek (Quba)
Coordinates: 41°11′49″N 48°14′30″E / 41.19694°N 48.24167°E
| Cek | |
|---|---|
  Cek | |
| Coordinates: 41°11′49″N 48°14′30″E / 41.19694°N 48.24167°E | |
| Country |
 Azerbaijan |
| Rayon | Quba |
| Municipality | Əlik |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AZT (UTC+5) |
Cek (also, Jek, Dzheg and Dzhek) is a village in the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Əlik.[1] They live, primarily, in the region around Mount Shahdag in Quba Rayon in northeastern Azerbaidzhan.[2]
Population
In 1886 their population was estimated at 7,767.[2]
In 1926 their population was estimated at 607.[2] Although only 607 individuals claimed Dzhek ethnicity, 4,348 listed Dzhek as their native language.[2] These were probably Dzheks who listed themselves as Azerbaidzhans speaking Dzhek as their native language.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on September 24, 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Wixman, Ronald. The Peoples of the USSR: An Ethnographic Handbook. New York: M.E. Sharpe and London, Macmillan. 1984.
Sources
- Jek (Quba) at GEOnet Names Server
- Cek, Azerbaijan
- Tərxan Paşazadə, "Dünyanın nadir etnik qrupu - Azərbaycan cekliləri", Azərbaycan qəzeti
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