Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Akhvakhs (also known as Akhwakh Akhvakhtsy or G’akhevalal; ахвахцы in Russian) are one of the Andi–Dido peoples of Daghestan and have their own language. They call themselves Atluatii or Ashvado. Prior to 1930 Soviet ethnologists considered them to be a distinct ethnic group.[citation needed] Since that time they have often been classified as Avars.The Akvakh live between the Avar and Andi Rivers. In 1926 they numbered 3683. The Akhvakhs are mainly Sunni Muslims.