Çuvaş (also, Çüvaş, Chuash, and Chuvash) is a village in the
Astara Rayon
Astara District () is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the southeast of the country, in the Lankaran-Astara Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Lankaran and Lerik, as well as the Ardabil and Gilan pro ...
of
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
. The village forms part of the municipality of
RinÉ™
Rinə (also, Reyna) is a village and municipality in the Astara Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 925. The municipality consists of the villages of Rinə, Vıləşə, Taxtakəran, and Çuvaş.
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The etymology of the name Çuvaş is believed to be derived from the
Chuvash people
The Chuvash people (, ; , ) also called Chuvash Tatars, are a Turkic ethnic group, a branch of the OÄŸurs, inhabiting an area stretching from the Idel-Ural region to Siberia.
Most of them live in the Russian republic of Chuvashia and the ...
, an ethnic group inhabiting the
Chuvash Republic
Chuvashia, officially known as Chuvash Republic — Chuvashia, is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is the homeland of the Chuvash people, a Turkic languages, Turkic ethnic group. Its capital city, capital i ...
of
European Russia
European Russia is the western and most populated part of the Russia, Russian Federation. It is geographically situated in Europe, as opposed to the country's sparsely populated and vastly larger eastern part, Siberia, which is situated in Asia ...
.
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Populated places in Astara District
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