Aguls

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Aguls (агъулар in Agul, агулы or агульцы in Russian) are a people in Dagestan, Russia. According to the 2002 census, there were 28,297 Aguls in Russia (7,000 in 1959). The Agul language belongs to the Lezgian language family, a group of the Northeast Caucasian family. Ethnically, the Aguls are close to the Lezgins. There are four groups of the Agul people, who live in four different gorges: Aguldere, Kurakhdere, Khushandere, and Khpyukdere.

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