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The term " Avar " was known in X century.

According to Arabian author Ibn Ruste so called governor of Sarir.

The first authentic mention of population of Daghestanian Highlanders under the name " Avars " belongs to Yohann de Galonifontibus who in 1404 wrote, that on Caucasus there live " Circassians, Leks, Yasses, Alans, Avars, Kazikumukhs ".

" According to V. Minorsky, in Zafer-name ( written in 1424 ), Daghestanian Avars are named Auhar.

Abbas Kuli-Aga-Bakikhanov in book Gulistan-i Iram ( 1841 ) on the basis of the chronicle " Derbend-name " wrote that " inhabitants of vicinities of Agran have been moved here from Khurasan.

A residence of this emir also was Agran ".

The editor of this book-academician of the Academy of sciences of Azerbaijan Z. M.

Buniyatov confirms, that the district Agran corresponds to the Caucasian Avaria.

This word " Agran " now for modern Avars not known, but according to Altiranisches Wörterbuch of Christian Bartholomae, aγra " erste, oberste ; Anfang, Spitze " and aγra ' va " vom Obersten, von der Oberseite stammend ".