Jek (Quba)

41°11′49″N 48°14′30″E / 41.19694°N 48.24167°E / 41.19694; 48.24167

Place in Quba, Azerbaijan
Cek is located in Azerbaijan
Cek
Cek
Coordinates: 41°11′49″N 48°14′30″E / 41.19694°N 48.24167°E / 41.19694; 48.24167Country AzerbaijanRayonQubaMunicipalityƏlikTime zoneUTC+4 (AZT) • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

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]

Although the village used to have a large population, it is now almost empty and becoming more deserted each year.

Panorama, 2016
Panorama, 2016

See also

  • Jek people
  • Jek language

References

  1. ^ "Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on September 24, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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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