Khinaligs is one of natives, minority of Azerbaijan, distinguished by the ethnographic properties. This ethnos concerns to family of the Caucasian languages. Whereas they live in Shahdag mountains, their name is "Shahdag peoples" in the history-ethnographic literature. Khinaligs are the most ancient inhabitants of the Azerbaijan ground. This ethnos has the language which is the only one in the world and locally lives in Khinalig village of the Cuba area, i.e. there is only one ethnic group on the ethnic map of the world , which residence is the Khinalig village, speaking on khinalig language.

Qəmərşah Cavadov. Azərbaycanın azsaylı xalqları və milli azlıqları (Tarix və müasirlik). Bakı "Elm" nəşriyyatı - 2000, s.167-209.

С.И.Брук. Население мира. Этнодемографический справочник. Москва. "Наука", 1986, с. 167.