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Kumuk Turks are a Muslim Turkic people living in Dagestan. Etymologically, the name "Kumuk" has been written in various forms throughout history (Kumık, Kumıh, Kumuh, Gumık, Gumuh) and appears in Dîvânü Lugât’it-Türk as the name of a bey. While there are differing views regarding their ethnic origins, they are generally accepted to have emerged from a mixture of Oghuz and Kipchak Turkic groups. The Kumuks typically live in the northeastern part of Dagestan, along the coast of the Caspian Sea. Du

Kumuk Turks are a Muslim Turkic people living in Dagestan. Etymologically, the name "Kumuk" has been written in various forms throughout history (Kumık, Kumıh, Kumuh, Gumık, Gumuh) and appears as a tribal chieftain’s name in Dîvânü Lugât’it-Türk. While there are differing views regarding their ethnic origins, they are generally accepted to have emerged from a mixture of Oghuz and Kipchak Turkic groups. The Kumuks typically reside in the northeastern part of Dagestan, along the Caspian Sea coast.