Azerbaijanis in Turkmenistan

Azerbaijanis in Turkmenistan
Türkmənistan azərbaycanlıları
Total population
33,365 (Census 1989)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Ashgabat, Türkmenbaşy, Baýramaly, Türkmenabat
Languages
Azerbaijani • Turkmen • Russian
Religion
Shia Islam
Related ethnic groups
Azerbaijani diaspora

Azerbaijanis in Turkmenistan (Azerbaijani: Türkmənistan azərbaycanlıları) are part of the Azerbaijani diaspora. They are Turkmen citizens and permanent residents of ethnic Azerbaijani background. Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan used to be part of the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union. As of 1989, there were 33,365 Azerbaijanis in Turkmenistan.[1]

  1. ^ a b Ethnic Composition of Turkmenistan Archived March 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (1989 census) . Retrieved 18 August 2013.

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