Nyugdi, Russia

Nyugdi (Russian: Нюгди; Azerbaijani: Нүғди, Nüğdi; Lezgian: Нюгди; Judeo-Tat: Нуьгдигь-Муьшгуьр, Муьшгуьр) is a rural locality (a selo) in Derbentsky District of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia.

The village is located 30 km southeast of the city of Derbent, on the left bank of the Gulgerychay River.

The exact date of foundation has not been established, but according to some information, Mountain Jews lived in the village already at the end of the 18th century.

[3] The synagogue building, converted into a club during Soviet times, has survived to this day.

In 1918-1919, Nyugdi was twice devastated by the mountaineers and the Armed Forces of South Russia, because of which all the houses were destroyed.