Archi people
The Archi people (Archi: аршишттиб, arshishttib, Lezgian: Арчияр, archiyar) are an ethnic group who live in eight villages in Southern Dagestan, Russia. Archib is the 'parent village' of these, because three months a year the whole community used to reassemble in Archi to engage in communal work. Their culture is one of the most distinct and best-preserved of all the cultures of Dagestan.
Аршишттиб | |
|---|---|
Map of the Archi language and Archi villages. | |
| Total population | |
| 5,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Russia | 12 |
| Languages | |
| Archi | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Northeast Caucasian peoples | |
They have a total population of about 1,200, and speak their own language. Their habitat is about 2,000 meters above sea level in the Kara-Koisu basin of a range of the Caucasus.
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