Avar People (Caucasus)

Avar People (Caucasus)

The Caucasian Avars are one of several ethnic groups living in the Russian republic of Dagestan, in which they are the predominant group. The Avars reside in a region known as the North Caucasus, the northern section of a larger area between the Black and Caspian Seas. Alongside the other ethnic groups in the North Caucasus region, the Caucasian Avars live in ancient villages located approximately 2,000 m above sea level and the Avar language spoken by the Caucasian Avars people belongs to the Northeast Caucasian language family (also known as Nakh–Dagestanian).