page_title: Peoples of the Caucasus
section_title: By language group
hierarchical_section_title: Peoples of the Caucasus / By language group
caption_attribution_description: English: The village of Tindi, in Daghestan, in the late 1890s. This region of the southern Caucasus is home to a mixed population, the majority of whom are Muslims (mosques and their adjoining minarets can be seen to both the left and right of the village). The photograph was taken by M. de Déchy, who returned from the area with large collections of plants, fossils, and photographs.
context_page_description: The peoples of the Caucasus, or Caucasians, are a diverse group comprising more than 50 ethnic groups throughout the Caucasus region.
context_section_description: Caucasians who speak languages which have long been indigenous to the region are generally classified into three groups: Kartvelian peoples, Northeast Caucasian peoples and Northwest Caucasian peoples.
caption: The village of Tindi, in Dagestan, in the late 1890s
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