Azerbaijanis in Turkmenistan
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Total population | |
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(33,365 (Census 1989)[1]) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Ashgabat, Türkmenbaşy, Baýramaly, Türkmenabat | |
Languages | |
Azerbaijani • Turkmen | |
Religion | |
Predominately Muslim |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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
Ethnic group |
census 19261 | census 19392 | census 19593 | census 19704 | census 19795 | census 19896 | ||||||||
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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]. 3 Source: [3]. 4 Source: [4]. 5 Source: [5]. 6 Source: [6]. |
Notable people
- Hajibala Abutalybov, Mayor of Baku (since 2001).
- Tahira Tahirova, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan SSR (1959–1983).
- Rolan Guliyev, kickboxer, World Champion version WPKA (2009), Champion of 2004 Asian Kickboxing, Turkmenistan champion 2004 Kickboxing among professionals, Two-time champion in kickboxing Azerbaijan (2005 and 2006) among young people.
- Elnur Hüseynov, one of the two singers who represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
- Azhdar Ibrahimov, Azerbaijani Soviet film director
- Ataya Aliyeva, Azerbaijani actress
- Ramiz Mustafayev, Azerbaijani composer and conductor
- Natavan Habibi, Azerbaijani pop singer
- Fakhraddin Musayev,[2] National Hero of Azerbaijan
- Tahir Baghirov,[3] National Hero of Azerbaijan
See also
External links
References
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ethnic Composition of Turkmenistan (1989 census) . Retrieved 18 August 2013.
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