Lak people
Also known as Laki, Lakian, Laksky, Lak, Lakhsky, Lakh, Lakhi, Lakhian
Lak people of Dagestan
Key facts
- Russia dagestan 162 518
- 173,416
- Turkmenistan
- 4,100
- Uzbekistan
- 3,400
- Tajikistan
- 2,300
- Azerbaijan
- 1,600
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The Laks (self-designation: Лак, [Lak] ) are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group native to an inland region known as Lakia within Dagestan in the North Caucasus. They speak the Lak language. Laks historically live in the Lakskiy and Kulinskiy districts of Dagestan. This ethnocultural area is known as Lakia. There are about 200,000 ethnic Laks in the world.
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