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Cek (also, Jek, Dzheg and Dzhek) is a village in the
Quba Rayon Quba District (; az, Quba rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-east of the country and belongs to the Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Qusar, Qabala, Ismayilli, Shama ...
of
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
. The village forms part of the municipality of
Əlik Əlik is a village and municipality in the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,069. The municipality consists of the villages of Əlik, Cek, Haput Haput (also, Hapıt, Chagadzhik Gaput, Gapyt, Khapit, and Khaput) is a village ...
. They live, primarily, in the region around Mount Shahdag in
Quba Rayon Quba District (; az, Quba rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-east of the country and belongs to the Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Qusar, Qabala, Ismayilli, Shama ...
in northeastern Azerbaidzhan.Wixman, Ronald
''The Peoples of the USSR: An Ethnographic Handbook''
New York: M.E. Sharpe and London, Macmillan. 1984.


Population

In 1886 their population was estimated at 7,767. In 1926 their population was estimated at 607. Although only 607 individuals claimed Dzhek ethnicity, 4,348 listed Dzhek as their
native language A first language, native tongue, native language, mother tongue or L1 is the first language or dialect that a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period. In some countries, the term ''native language'' or ''mother tongu ...
. These were probably Dzheks who listed themselves as Azerbaidzhans speaking Dzhek as their
native language A first language, native tongue, native language, mother tongue or L1 is the first language or dialect that a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period. In some countries, the term ''native language'' or ''mother tongu ...
.


See also

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Jek people Jek people ( also spelt Jeks, Jeklilar ( az, Ceklilər), Jack or Dzhek people) are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group in Azerbaijan. The Jeks are one of the numerically small Shahdag peoples.Wixman, Ronald''The Peoples of the USSR: An Ethnograph ...
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Jek language Cek, also known as Jek or Dzhek, is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by about 1,500 to 11,000 Jek people in the village of Jek in the mountains of northern Azerbaijan. The Jek language is not a written language and Azeri serves as the lite ...


References


Sources

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Cek, Azerbaijan

Tərxan Paşazadə, "Dünyanın nadir etnik qrupu - Azərbaycan cekliləri", Azərbaycan qəzeti


Gallery

File:Cek kəndi XXI əsrin əvvəllərində 01.jpg, File:Cek kəndi XXI əsrin əvvəllərində 02.jpg, Baku Governorate {{Quba-geo-stub