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.