Among cultural benefits, available to Dagestani Azeris, there are newspapers and magazines printed in the Azeri language, 72 public schools where Azeri is taught as a second language, and the Azeri Folk Theater in Derbent, founded in 1904.History of the Azerbaijani State Drama Theatre in Derbent . Historically Azeris of Dagestan were engaged in carpet weaving, currying, jewellery- and copper utensils making.The Peoples of Dagestan. Lakia.net. Retrieved 15 September 2006 (in Russian) Rural Azeris were occupied in farming. Most Azeris of Dagestan are Shia, although Sunni Muslims are found among the rural population. Igor Dobayev. Radicalisation of Islamic Movements in Central Asia and the North Caucasus: A Comparative Political Analysis. Chapter IV: Islam and Islamism in the Republic of Dagestan . СКНЦ ВШ ЮФУ: Moscow, 2010.
