Udi people

Udis
Total population
(ca. 8,000 to 9,000)
Regions with significant populations
Russia	4,267
Azerbaijan	4,100
Ukraine	592
Georgia	203
Armenia	200
Languages
Udi, Azerbaijani, and Russian
Religion
Albanian-Udi Church, Armenian Apostolic Church
Related ethnic groups
Lezgins, Tabasarans, Tsakhurs, Azerbaijanis and other Northeast Caucasian peoples

The Udis (self-name Udi or Uti) are an ancient native people of the Caucasus. Currently, they live in Azerbaijan, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and many other countries. The total number is about 10,000 people. They speak the Udi language. Some also speak Azerbaijani, Russian, Georgian and Armenian languages depending on where they reside. Their religion is Christianity.

The Udi people are one of the Caucasian Albania tribes, whose language is within that language family.

Today the Udi live mostly in Azerbaijan, in the village of Nij of the region of Kabala, Oğuz (former Vartashen), and Baku. Small groups reside in Russia in the Rostov region (Shahty, Taganrog, Rostov-na-Donu, Azov, Aleksandrovka); in the Krasnodar territory (Krasnodar, areas of Dinskoy, Leningrad, Kushchevsky); in the Stavropol Territory (Minvody, Pyatigorsk); in the Volgograd region (Volgograd, Dubovy Ovrag); and also in Sverdlovsk, Ivanovo, Kaluga areas, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Astrakhan, Georgia, Zinobiani and the outskirts of Tbilisi, Poti, Rustavi, Kazakhstan (city Aktau). Some also live in Ukraine (Kharkiv oblast area).