isn't? How come the area are populated by Azeris then? Derbent ( Russian : Дербе́нт; Lezgian : Кьвевар; Azeri : Dərbənd ; Avar : Дербенд; Persian : دربند; Judæo-Tat : דארבּאנד / Дэрбэнд / Dərbənd [1] ) is a city in the Republic of Dagestan , Russia , close to the