BAKU · CASPIAN SEAA CULTURE & PEOPLE ATLAS
FROM THE CAUCASUS TO RUSSIA
AZERBAIJAN
& ITS PEOPLE
Who are Azerbaijanis,
and why do they live in Russia?
PREPARED BY
Гасымзаде Фахрийя
Велиева Туран
11Ж
A SCHOOL PRESENTATION01 / 06
01 — MEET THE PEOPLE
Azerbaijanis are a
Turkic-speaking people.
They speak Azerbaijani, a language related to Turkish.
Many live in Azerbaijan and Iran. Communities also live in Russia and other countries.
A people, not just a passport.
Ethnicity and citizenship are different.

SOURCE: ENCYCLOPAEDIA IRANICA · iranicaonline.org02 / 06