Saturday, March 23, 2013

The Lezgis of Russian Occupied Dagestan

I saw a post where someone referred to this as an Azeri dance and I saw it was not:
The title is Супер лезгинка , свадьба в Махачкале , Дагестан which is Russian for :Super lezginka, wedding in Makhachkala, Dagestan". The Lezgi are native to the Caucasus. They have not moved from somewhere else they have been there from time immemorial.
I wrote a little about them in My Notes on Caucasian Rugs. I just realised that I need a Guide to Lezgi Rugs.
By the way Makhachkala is 130 KM north of Derbent on the Caspian Coast. About a 2 hour drive most days.

Dagestan Rugs: Arta Stal Daghestan Lezghi Rug


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