Archi people
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| Archi Аршишттиб |
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| Total population |
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2,000 (est.) |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Russia |
| Languages |
| Archi language |
| Religions |
| Sunni Muslims |
The Archins (аршишттиб in Archi, арчинцы in Russian) are an ethnic group who live mostly in Dagestan, Russia. Their total population is about 1,200. They speak the Archi language. Their habitat is about 2,000 metres above sea level in the Kara-Koisu basin of a range of the Caucasus. There are eight villages, of which Archi is the parent village. From Archi the other seven villages grew and for three months of each year the whole community used to reassemble in Archi to engage in communal work.
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