Jek (Quba)
41°11′49″N48°14′30″E/ 41.19694°N 48.24167°E
Cek | |
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  Cek | |
| Coordinates:41°11′49″N48°14′30″E/ 41.19694°N 48.24167°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Rayon | Quba |
| Municipality | Əlik |
| Time zone | UTC+4(AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5(AZT) |
Cek(also,Jek,DzhegandDzhek) is a village in theQuba RayonofAzerbaijan.The village forms part of the municipality ofƏlik.[1]They live, primarily, in the region around Mount Shahdag inQuba Rayonin northeastern Azerbaidzhan.[2]
Population
[edit]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 theirnative language.[2]These were probably Dzheks who listed themselves as Azerbaidzhans speaking Dzhek as theirnative language.[2]
Although the village used to have a large population, it is now almost empty and becoming more deserted each year.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi"(in Azerbaijani). Archived fromthe originalon September 24, 2008.
- ^abcdeWixman, Ronald.The Peoples of the USSR: An Ethnographic Handbook.New York: M.E. Sharpe and London, Macmillan. 1984.
Sources
[edit]- Jek (Quba)atGEOnet Names Server
- Cek, Azerbaijan
- Tərxan Paşazadə, "Dünyanın nadir etnik qrupu - Azərbaycan cekliləri", Azərbaycan qəzeti
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