Dargwa People
The Dargwa or Dargin people (дарганти in Dargwa, даргинцы in Russian) are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group of the Caucasus who live mainly in the Russian republic of Dagestan. They speak the Dargwa language. The ethnic group comprises, however, all speakers of the Dargin languages; Dargwa is simply the standard variety.
According to the 2002 Census, Dargins make up 16.5% of the population of Dagestan, with 425,526 people.
The Dargins have lived in their present day location for many centuries. They formed the state of Kaitag in the Middle Ages and Renaissance until Russian conquest. Today, the Dargins are the third most powerful group in Dagestan (an amalgamation of many of the historical peoples in the region), and the second most populous.
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