Iranian Azerbaijanis

Iranian Azerbaijanis^[a] (Azerbaijani: ایران آذربایجانلیلاری; Persian: ایرانیان آذربایجان) are Iranians of Azerbaijani ethnicity. They are primarily found in and are native to the region of Iranian Azerbaijan. Iranian Azerbaijanis are the second largest ethnic group in Iran.

Iranian Azeris

ایران آذربایجانلیلاری
Total population
Iran: 16%[1][2]–24%[3] of population
Regions with significant populations
Majority: East Azerbaijan West Azerbaijan Ardabil Zanjan Significant minority: Hamadan Tehran Alborz Kurdistan Kermanshah Qazvin Markazi Gilan some other regions
Languages
Azerbaijani Persian
Religion
predominantly Shia Islam[4][5]

Iranian Azerbaijanis are traditionally sensitive to their ethnic identity, but are supportive of bilingualism in Azerbaijani and Persian as well.^[6]
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1. ↑ Curtis, Glenn E.; Hooglund, Eric (May 2008). "Country Profile: Iran" (PDF). Library of Congress – Federal Research Division. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
2. ↑ "Iran". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). October 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
3. ↑ Tohidi 2009, p. 300.
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5. ↑ Fyre 2004, pp. 321–326.
6. ↑ Mirvahedi, Seyed Hadi, ed. (2019). The Sociolinguistics of Iran's Languages at Home and Abroad: The Case of Persian, Azerbaijani, and Kurdish. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 53.