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What nationality is Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijan
| Republic of Azerbaijan Azərbaycan Respublikası (Azerbaijani) | |
|---|---|
| Ethnic groups (2009) | 91.6\% Azerbaijani 2.0\% Talysh 2.0\% Lezgin 1.4\% Armenian 1.3\% Russian 2.4\% others |
| Religion | 96.9\% Islam 3.0\% Christianity 0.1\% Other |
| Demonym(s) | Azerbaijani Azeri |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic |
What types of crafts do the Talysh create?
There are many Talysh artisans, the main crafts being silk production and the production of silk textiles, rugs, and felt, as well as tinworking, shoemaking, and jewelry making.
What language do Azerbaijan speak?
Azerbaijani
Azerbaijan/Official languages
Is Azerbaijan a Russian?
The area to the North of the river Aras, among which the territory of the contemporary Republic of Azerbaijan were Iranian territory until they were occupied by Russia. Following decades of being part of the Russian empire, Azerbaijan’s independence, it subsequently got annexed into the Soviet Union in 1920.
What language does Armenia speak?
Armenian
Armenia/Official languages
Who are the Talysh people?
Talysh People ( Talysh: Tolışon, Azerbaijani: Talışlar, Persian: تالشان ) are an Iranian ethnic group indigenous to a region shared between Azerbaijan and Iran which spans the South Caucasus and the southwestern shore of the Caspian Sea. They speak the Talysh language, one of the Northwestern Iranian languages.
What is the population of the Talysh in Azerbaijan?
Some claim that the population of the Talysh inhabiting the southern regions of Azerbaijan is 600,000. Talysh nationalists have always asserted that the number of Talysh in Azerbaijan is substantially higher than the official statistics.
How many Talysh-speakers are there in Iran and Azerbaijan?
There are no statistical data on the numbers of Talysh-speakers in Iran, but estimates show their number to be around 1 million. According to unofficial statistics, between 200,000 and 300,000 Talysh citizens live in Azerbaijan. The number of Talysh speakers in 2003 was estimated to be at least 400,000 in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Where is Talysh spoken in Iran?
In the north of Iran, there are six cities where Talysh is spoken: Masal, Rezvanshar, Talesh, Fuman, Shaft, and Masuleh (in these cities some people speak Gilaki and Turkish as well). The only towns where Talysh is spoken exclusively are the townships of Masal and Masuleh.