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
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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]

Demographics

Population of Azerbaijanis in Turkmenistan to ethnic group 1926–1989
Ethnic
group 		census 19261 census 19392 census 19593 census 19704 census 19795 census 19896
4,229 0.4 7,442 0.6 12,868 0.8 16,775 0.8 23,548 0.9 33,365 0.9
1 Source: [1]. 2 Source: [2] Archived 2012-12-21 at archive.today. 3 Source: [3]. 4 Source: [4]. 5 Source: [5]. 6 Source: [6].

Notable people

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References

  1. ^ a b Ethnic Composition of Turkmenistan Archived March 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (1989 census) . Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Bağırov Tahir Əminağa oğlu". milliqahraman.az. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  3. ^ "Musayev Fəxrəddin Musa oğlu". milliqahraman.az. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-08-21.

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