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| Total population | |
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| approx. 11,000 | |
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 Azerbaijan | 11,000 |
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| Jek, Azerbaijani | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Shahdagh people | |
Jek people (/ˈdʒɛk/ also spelt Jeks, Jeklilar (Azerbaijani: Ceklilər), JackorDzhek people) are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group in Azerbaijan.[1] The Jeks are one of the numerically small Shahdag peoples.[2] The Jeks are a part of the Shahdag group of Dagestani people, and inhabit the northeast of the Azerbaijan Republic and Shahdag plateau of the Great Caucasus. The historical motherland of the Jeks is the Jek village of Quba Rayon, and their native language is Jek language, of the Northeast Caucasian family.[3][4]
The Jek people are Sunni Muslims.[2]
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