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The Republic of Dagestan

Photography: Arthur Shuraev

Dagestan, which means “mountain country,” is a republic situated in the northern part of the Caucasus region between the Black and Caspian Seas in Russia.
Dagestani folk dances include a fast paced dance called the lezginka. People in Dagestan always perform this dance on the weddings.
(check out a video of it on our new blog here)