Azərilər

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Turkic people ethnic group

Azərilər are a Turkic ethnic group primarily inhabiting Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran, known for their Azerbaijani language and rich cultural traditions.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Turkic people → ethnic group →
countryOfOrigin	Azerbaijan →
diaspora	European Union countries → Georgia → Russia → Turkey → United States →
ethnicLanguage	Azerbaijani language →
historicalState	Azerbaijan Democratic Republic → Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic →
languageFamily	Oghuz branch of Turkic languages →
majorDenomination	Shia Islam →
majorReligion	Islam →
minorDenomination	Sunni Islam →
modernState	Republic of Azerbaijan →
nativeName	Azərbaycanlılar → Azərilər →
populationCenter	Ardabil → Baku → Ganja → Nakhchivan → Tabriz → Urmia →
primaryRegion	Iran → Republic of Azerbaijan → South Caucasus → northwestern Iran →
relatedEthnicity	Gagauz → Qashqai → Turkmens → Turks →
traditionalCraft	carpet weaving → copperwork → embroidery →
traditionalCuisine	dolma → kebabs → piti → plov (pilaf) → qutab →
traditionalDance	lezginka (as performed in Azerbaijani tradition) → yalli →
traditionalHoliday	Novruz →
traditionalInstrument	balaban → kamancha → saz → tar →
traditionalMusic	ashiq music → mugham →
writingSystem	Latin script (in Azerbaijan) → Perso-Arabic script (in Iran) →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Azerbaijanis →	autonym
Azərilər →	nativeName