Godoberi
Total population
c. 4,000 (2002 estimate)
Regions with significant populations
 Russia 2,172 (2021)[1]
Languages
Godoberi language
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Northeast Caucasian peoples

The Godoberi are one of the Andi-Dido peoples of Dagestan. They numbered 1,425 in 1926 and about 4,500 in 2007. They live mainly in the three villages of Godoberi (abt 2500), Ziberkhali (abt 60) and Beledi (abt 10) in the Botlikhsky District. About 1800 Godoberis live on the plains of Dagestan in Terechnoye (close to the city of Khasavyurt).

Most Godoberi are followers of Sunni Islam.[2] They adopted the religion by the 16th century due to the influence of Sufi missionaries.[3]

They had their own feudal free community that had a loose relationship with the Avar Khanate prior to the annexation of the area to Russia in 1806.[4]

During the transition from Czarist to Communist rule many Godoberi became involved in nationalistic and pan-Islamic movements. Among these were Firkatul-Vedzhan. Large numbers of the supporters of such movements were killed by Soviet authorities around 1930.

References

  1. ^ "Национальный состав населения Российской Федерации согласно переписи населения 2021 года" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  2. ^ Akiner, Shirin (1986). Islamic Peoples Of The Soviet Union. Routledge. p. 251. ISBN 978-1-136-14274-1.
  3. ^ Yemelianova, Galina M.; Broers, Laurence (2020). "The Muslim Caucasus: the role of 'adats and shari'ah". Routledge Handbook of the Caucasus. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-05560-4.
  4. ^ "THE GODOBERIS". www.eki.ee. The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire. Retrieved 2022-10-12.

Sources

Kolga et al., The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire, p. 129-132.

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