Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan

Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan
Qazaxıstan azərbaycanlıları
Qazaqstandağy äzırbaijandar
Total population
85,292 (Census 2009)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Astana • Almaty • Merki
Languages
Azerbaijani • Kazakh • Russian
Religion
Predominately Shia Islam, with Christian minority[2]
Related ethnic groups
Azerbaijani diaspora

Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan are part of the greater Azerbaijani diaspora. They are Kazakh citizens and permanent residents of ethnic Azerbaijani background. According to the 2009 census, there were 85,292 ethnic Azerbaijanis living in Kazakhstan;[1] Azerbaijanis comprised 0.5% of Kazakhstan's population and were the country's tenth-largest ethnic minority.[1]

Most Azerbaijani-Kazakhs have immigrated to Kazakhstan from the Republic of Azerbaijan; a small group of Iranian Azerbaijanis trapped by the Bolshevik taking of power in 1918 were also forced into Kazakhstan in 1938.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b c Ethnic Composition of Kazakhstan Archived March 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (2009 census) . Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Visa Blog". www.ivisa.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ^ ""ايران کوچک" در دل قزاقستان".
  4. ^ مجله فرهنگ کوثر اسفند1376، شماره 12 شیعیان مرکه hawzah.net (in Persian)
  5. ^ "فقط عشق به حسین(ع) برای آنها مانده بود". Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2013.

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