Mountain Jews and the Juhuri language
Juhuri is an Iranian language spoken for centuries by the Mountain Jews of the eastern Caucasus.
Updated: 16 September 2026
Mountain Jews are one of the region’s oldest communities. Today many speakers live outside the Caucasus, so family recordings, songs and dictionaries have become an important part of keeping the language alive.
The museum in Qırmızı Qəsəbə shows the community’s daily life, crafts and family archives. If you have recordings in Juhuri, you can offer them to the project — we publish only with the family’s consent.
From the archive
Voices and memories
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Tell us about your family, your home, a holiday or your trade. We record the interview, show you the transcript and publish only what you agree to.
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