The Akhvakhs (also known as Akhwakh, Akhvakhtsy or G'akhevalal; ГІахьвалал in Avar) are one of the Andi–Dido peoples of Dagestan and have their own language.

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 in the Akhvakhsky District of Dagestan between the Avar and Andi Rivers.

[2] They adopted the religion by the 16th century due to the influence of Sufi missionaries.