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Tsakhurs

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Topical headingTsakhurs
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Variant(s)Caxurs
Iyhjby
Ĭykhby
Sakhurs
T︠S︡akhury
Tsaxurs
Yikbi
Yiqby
See alsoEthnology--Azerbaijan
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Ethnology--Russia (Federation)
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Found inWork cat: T︠S︡akhury, 2009-: page 10, etc. (ethnic group of Northern Caucasus, mostly populate Azerbaijan and Dagestan)
Istoricheskai︠a︡ ėnt︠s︡iklopedii︠a︡ Kavkaza, 2010: (T︠S︡akhury, self name - Ĭykhby; ethnic group in Rutul region in Dagestan, and several regions of Azerbaijan)
Wikipedia, June 17, 2015: (The Tsakhur (or Caxur, in romanization) people are an ethnic group of northern Azerbaijan and southern Dagestan (Russia). They number about 45,000 and call themselves yiqy (pl. yiqby), but are generally known by the name Tsakhur, which derives from the name of a Dagestani village, where they make up the majority)
Ethnologue, via WWW, June 17, 2015: (Tsakhur, alternate names: Caxur, Sakhur, Tsakhury, Tsaxur, Yikbi)
The red book of the peoples of the Russian empire, via WWW, June 17, 2015: (The Tsakhurs; their self-designation is iyhjby. Like other peoples of the Lezgi-Samur group, Tsakhurs are aborigines of the Caucasus. They inhabit the mountains of the upper reaches of the River Samur in Dagestan)