Mountain Jews are Jews of the Caucasus Mounatins (Kavkaz), mainly of Azerbaijan and Dagestan. They are sometimes called Juvuro/Juhuro, but more commonly Qartveli Ebraelebi. They are also often known as Caucasus Jews among scholars, and are referred to as "Gruzim" in Hebrew, in a many similar to other ethnic groups of Jews who differ slightly in their local traditions. Other groups include the Ashkenazim (European Jews), Sephardim (Portrugese, Spanish, and north African Jews), and Mizrachim (an umbrella term for groups of Jews residing in Arab lands). They are derived from names for places, Ashkenaz referring to Germany/France, and Sephard being the ancient Hebrew for the Iberian peninsula. Mizrachi simply means "Easterners". They have a rich, unique tradition, and are one of the oldest ethnic groupings of Jews, though among the least known, even among many Jews themselves.