Jek (Quba)
Place in Quba, Azerbaijan
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Cek (also, Jek, Dzheg and Dzhek) is a village in the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Əlik.[1] They live, primarily, in the region around Mount Shahdagh in Quba Rayon in northeastern Azerbaijan.[2]
Population
In 1886 their population was estimated at 7,767.[2]
In 1926 their population was estimated at 607.[2] Although only 607 individuals claimed Jek ethnicity, 4,348 listed Jek as their native language.[2] These were probably Jeks who listed themselves as Azerbaijanis speaking Dzhek as their native language.[2]
Although the village used to have a large population, it is now almost empty and becoming more deserted each year.
