Revana (Piral)

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Revana (Piral)

Revana is from the village of Piral in Gusar region.  She is part of the Lezgi people group.  She is 49 years old and has two sons and one grandchild.  She learned to knit from her grandmother but while her children were growing she stopped knitting for 20 years and...

Aleyna (Piral)

Aleyna is from the village of Piral, in the region of Qusar and is part of the Lezgi people group. Aleyna is 57 years old.  She has three children and some grandchildren.  She has been working as a cleaner at the small medical outpost in their village for many years where she claims...

Habibeke

Habibeke lives in the village of Piral, in the region of Qusar and is a part of the Lezgi people group.  Habibeke lives in a chaotically beautiful and busy home. As with most Azerbaijani households, Habibeke’s home is multi-generational. She is blessed to be the mother of three adult children....

Sveta

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Sveta is from the village of Piral in the region of Qusar and is a part of the Lezgi people group.  She is 49 years old.  She is a homemaker and has cows and chickens.  She learned how to knit the short style socks from her grandmother, but now she...