Hinukh people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 4,000 (highest est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Russia | 630 (2021) |
| Languages | |
| Hinuq, Avar, Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tsez, Khwarshi, Avars and other Northeast Caucasian peoples | |
The Hinukh (Hinukh: гьинухъес hinuqes, Avar: гьинухъесел, romanized: hinuqesel) are a people of Dagestan living in 2 villages: Genukh, Tsuntinsky District, their "parent village"; and Novomonastyrskoe, Kizlyarsky District where they settled later and live together with Avars and Dargins and also in the cities of Dagestan. They are being assimilated by the Caucasian Avars.