Ingiloy people
Ingiloy
İngiloylar
ინგილáƒáƒ”ბი

Ingiloy Muslim |
Total population |
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(12,000) |
Regions with significant populations |
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Azerbaijan: 12,000 |
Languages |
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Ingiloy dialect of Georgian |
Related ethnic groups |
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South Caucasian peoples |
Ingiloys (Hers) (Georgian: ინგილáƒáƒ”ბი/ჰერები) or Ingiloi are an ethnic group of Georgian descent, living in northwestern Azerbaijan. Ingiloys speak the Ingiloy dialect of Georgian.[1]
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary states that Ingiloys are an alternative name to Muslim Georgians.[2] By religion, Ingiloys are divided to Christians and Shia Muslims. The majority of Muslim Ingiloys live in Zaqatala Rayon (Aliabad and Mosul villages) and Balakan Rayon (İtitala) and Christian Ingiloys in Qakh Rayon (Qax İngiloy, Böyük AlatÉ™mir, QaxbaÅŸ, ÆlibÉ™yli, MeÅŸÉ™baÅŸ, ZÉ™yÉ™m, XÉ™lÉ™ftala, QarameÅŸÉ™, Qımır).[3] They were part of the population of the former Elisu Sultanate and the Djaro-Belokani communities.
As a result of missionary activities of the Orthodox Christianity Restoration Society, Ingiloys converted to Christianity in 1860, creating 12 laities, but in 1863, 9 of them converted back to Islam. In 1892, 62 converted to Christianity.[4][5]
Dynamics of Georgian population increases in Azerbaijan
In the village ÆlibÉ™yli, there is Qakh State Georgian Drama Theatre. In 2009, documentary called "Ingiloys", dedicated to history, culture, traditions of this ethnic group was filmed in Azerbaijanfilm.[13]
References
- ↑ Ronald, Wixman (1984). The peoples of the USSR: an ethnographic handbook. M.E. Sharpe. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-87332-506-6. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ↑ "Ингилойцы". Брокгауз-Ефрон.
- ↑ Ðфранд ДÐШДÐМИРОВ (May 2, 2010). "ÐÑ‚Ð½Ð¾ÐºÑƒÐ»ÑŒÑ‚ÑƒÑ€Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð¿Ð°Ð»Ð¸Ñ‚Ñ€Ð° Ðзербайджана". Газета ÐзербайджанÑкий КонгреÑÑ.
- ↑ "МиÑÑионерÑкие общеÑтва". Брокгауз-Ефрон.
- ↑ Gnolidze-Swanson, Manana (2003), "Activity of the Russian Orthodox Church Among the Muslim Natives of the Caucasus in Imperial Russia". Caucasus and Central Asia Newsletter (UC-Berkeley), Issue 4, pp. 9-20.
- ↑ "Ð’ÑеÑÐ¾ÑŽÐ·Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð¿ÐµÑ€ÐµÐ¿Ð¸ÑÑŒ наÑÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ 1926 года. Ðациональный ÑоÑтав наÑÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ð¿Ð¾ регионам реÑпублик СССР". «ДемоÑкоп».
- ↑ "Ð’ÑеÑÐ¾ÑŽÐ·Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð¿ÐµÑ€ÐµÐ¿Ð¸ÑÑŒ наÑÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ 1939 года. Ðациональный ÑоÑтав наÑÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ð¿Ð¾ реÑпубликам СССР". «ДемоÑкоп».
- ↑ "Ð’ÑеÑÐ¾ÑŽÐ·Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð¿ÐµÑ€ÐµÐ¿Ð¸ÑÑŒ наÑÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ 1959 года. Ðациональный ÑоÑтав наÑÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ð¿Ð¾ реÑпубликам СССР". «ДемоÑкоп».
- ↑ "Ð’ÑеÑÐ¾ÑŽÐ·Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð¿ÐµÑ€ÐµÐ¿Ð¸ÑÑŒ наÑÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ 1970 года. Ðациональный ÑоÑтав наÑÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ð¿Ð¾ реÑпубликам СССР". «ДемоÑкоп».
- ↑ "Ð’ÑеÑÐ¾ÑŽÐ·Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð¿ÐµÑ€ÐµÐ¿Ð¸ÑÑŒ наÑÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ 1979 года. Ðациональный ÑоÑтав наÑÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ð¿Ð¾ реÑпубликам СССР". «ДемоÑкоп».
- ↑ "Ð’ÑеÑÐ¾ÑŽÐ·Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð¿ÐµÑ€ÐµÐ¿Ð¸ÑÑŒ наÑÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ 1989 года. Ðациональный ÑоÑтав наÑÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ð¿Ð¾ реÑпубликам СССР". «ДемоÑкоп».
- ↑ "ÐтничеÑкий ÑоÑтав Ðзербайджана (по перепиÑи 1999 года)". «ДемоÑкоп».
- ↑ "Ð’ Ðзербайджане ÑнÑÑ‚ фильм про ингилойцев". vesti.az. October 9, 2009.
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