Azerbaijanis

Also known as Azerbaijani Turks, Azerbaijani people, Azeris

Azerbaijanis (; , ), Azeris or Azerbaijani Turks (, ) are a Turkic ethnic group living mainly in the Azerbaijan region of northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are the largest ethnic group in the Republic of Azerbaijan and the second-largest ethnic group in neighboring Iran and Georgia. They speak the Azerbaijani language, belonging to the Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages, and predominantly practice Shia Islam.

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Azerbaijanis are a Turkic ethnic group primarily living in the Republic of Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran, where they form the largest and second-largest ethnic populations respectively. They are significant because they maintain a distinct language (Azerbaijani, part of the Turkic language family) and cultural identity rooted in Shia Islam across a strategically important region of the Caucasus and Middle East.

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Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Azerbaijanis
Ethnic group.image: Azerigirls.JPG
Ethnic group.image_caption: Azerbaijani girls in traditional dresses, 1997
Ethnic group.population: 30–35 million
Ethnic group.total_year: 2002
Ethnic group.region1: Iran
Ethnic group.pop1: 12–23 million
Ethnic group.region2: Azerbaijan
Ethnic group.pop2: 8,172,800
Ethnic group.ref2: [https://www.stat.gov.az/source/demoqraphy/ap/?lang=en Azerbaijan Republic
Ethnic group.region3: Russia
Ethnic group.pop3: 603,070
Ethnic group.region4: Turkey
Ethnic group.pop4: 530,000–2 million
Ethnic group.region5: Georgia
Ethnic group.pop5: 233,178
Ethnic group.region7: Kazakhstan
Ethnic group.pop7: 155,364

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
Ethnonym
Exonym
History
Ancient period
Medieval period
Early modern period
Modern period in Republic of Azerbaijan
Modern period in Iran
Origins
Turkic origin and Turkification
Iranian origin
Caucasian origin
Genetics
Demographics and society
In the Republic of Azerbaijan
In Iran
Subgroups
Diaspora
Women
Culture
Language and literature
Religion
Performing arts
Sports
See also
Notes
References
Citations
Cited sources
External links

Following the Russo-Persian Wars of 1813 and 1828, the territories of Qajar Iran in the Caucasus were ceded to the Russian Empire and the treaties of Gulistan in 1813 and Turkmenchay in 1828 finalized the borders between Russia and Iran. After more than 80 years of being under the Russian Empire in the Caucasus, the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was established in 1918 which defined the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

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