Iranian Azerbaijan

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geographical region historical region

Iranian Azerbaijan is a northwestern region of Iran predominantly inhabited by ethnic Azerbaijanis, known for its shared cultural, linguistic, and historical ties with the neighboring Republic of Azerbaijan.

Aliases (2)

Azerbaijan region of Iran ×1
Iran (Caucasus region) ×1

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region → historical region →
agriculturalProduct	apples → barley → grapes → nuts → wheat →
borders	Caspian Sea →
capitalCity	Tabriz →
country	Iran →
demographicGroup	Azerbaijani Turks →
ethnicMajority	Azerbaijanis →
hasClimate	continental climate → mountain climate →
hasCulturalHeritageSite	Saint Thaddeus Monastery → Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil → Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex → Takht-e Soleyman →
hasLake	Lake Urmia →
hasMajorCity	Ardabil → Khoy → Mahabad → Maragheh → Marand → Meshginshahr → Mianeh → Sarab → Tabriz → Urmia → Zanjan →
hasMinorityGroup	Armenians → Assyrians → Kurds → Persians →
hasMountainRange	Alborz Mountains → Zagros Mountains →
hasRiver	Aras River → Jagatu River → Qizil Uzun River →
historicalCity	Tabriz →
historicalEmpire	Qajar dynasty → Safavid Empire →
historicalEvent	Russo-Persian Wars impact on Azerbaijan region →
historicallyIncludes	parts of Hamadan Province → parts of Kurdistan Province → parts of Qazvin Province →
historicalRegionOf	Azerbaijan →
historicalTreaty	Treaty of Gulistan → Treaty of Turkmenchay →
includesProvince	Ardabil Province → East Azerbaijan Province → West Azerbaijan Province → Zanjan Province →
languageMajority	Azerbaijani language →
largestCity	Tabriz →
locatedIn	northwestern Iran →
locatedOn	Iranian plateau →
notableIndustry	carpet weaving → food processing → handicrafts → petrochemicals →
officialLanguageOfCountry	Persian →
partOf	Iran →
politicalStatus	integral part of the Islamic Republic of Iran →
religionMajority	Twelver Shia Islam →
sharesBorderWith	Armenia → Iraqi Kurdistan → Republic of Azerbaijan →
sharesCulturalTiesWith	Republic of Azerbaijan →
sharesHistoricalTiesWith	Republic of Azerbaijan →
sharesLinguisticTiesWith	Republic of Azerbaijan →
traditionalCuisine	Azerbaijani cuisine →
traditionalDance	Yalli →
traditionalMusic	Ashiq music → Mugham →
wasAdministrativeCenterOf	Qajar dynasty (early period) → Safavid Empire (early period) →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tabriz dialect ("Azerbaijan region of Iran") → Tabriz dialect →	region
Azərbaycanlılar →	associatedRegion
Tabriz →	locatedInRegion
Azerbaijanis →	nativeTo
Caucasian languages (areal grouping) ("Iran (Caucasus region)") →	spokenIn