Iranian Azerbaijanis
ایران آذربایجانلیلاری | |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Iran | 15–23 million 16–24% of Iran's population |
| Turkey | 530,000 |
| Azerbaijan | 248,000 |
| Canada | 50,000–60,000 |
| Languages | |
| South Azerbaijani and Persian | |
| Religion | |
| predominantly Shi'a Islam | |
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Iranian Azerbaijanis are a Turkic ethnic group native to the Iranian Azerbaijan region (including provinces of East Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Zanjan and West Azerbaijan). They also live in smaller numbers in other provinces, such as Kurdistan, Qazvin, Hamadan, Gilan, Markazi and Kermanshah. Iranian Azerbaijanis constitute the largest ethnic minority in Iran and make up significant minorities in Tehran, Karaj, and elsewhere in Iran. Most Iranian Azerbaijanis are bilingual in Azerbaijani and Persian.