Tsakhurs



ETHNONYMS: Self-designation: Iiqhy. The ethnonyms Tsakhur (Ts'akhur) and Tsakhi are related to the name of the largest village, Tsakhur.


Bibliography

Akiner, Shirin (1986). Islamic Peoples of the Soviet Union: An Historical and Statistical Handbook. 2nd ed., 168-171. London: KPI.


Nikol'skaia, Z. A. (1960). "Tsakhury" (The Tsakhurs). In Narody Kavkaxa (The peoples of the Caucasus), edited by M.O. Kosven et al. Vol. 1, 546-553. Moscow: Akademiia Nauk.

GALINA SERGEEVA (Translated by Paul Friedrich)

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