13 Facts About Azerbaijanis

For some time afterwards, the term "Azerbaijanis" was then applied to all Turkic-speaking Muslims in Transcaucasia, from the Meskhetian Turks in southwestern Georgia, to the Terekemes of southern Dagestan, as well as assimilated Tats and Talysh.

Azerbaijanis reformed the government and the military and responded to the needs of the common people.

In many references, Azerbaijanis are designated as a Turkic people, due to their Turkic language.

The origin of Azerbaijanis has been described as "unclear", mainly Caucasian, mainly Iranian, mixed Caucasian Albanian and Turkish, and mixed with Caucasian, Iranian, and Turkic elements.

Azerbaijanis are of mixed ethnic origin, the oldest element deriving from the indigenous population of eastern Transcaucasia and possibly from the Medians of northern Persia.

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Azerbaijanis are by far the largest ethnic group in The Republic of Azerbaijan, holding the second-largest community of ethnic Azerbaijanis after neighboring Iran.

Azerbaijanis have emigrated and resettled in large numbers in Khorasan, especially in Mashhad.

Azerbaijanis are an intrinsic community of Iran, and their style of living closely resemble those of Persians:.

Lifestyles of urban Azerbaijanis do not differ from those of Persians, and there is considerable intermarriage among the upper classes in cities of mixed populations.

Azerbaijanis are generally bilingual, often fluent in either Russian or Persian in addition to their native Azerbaijani.

Azerbaijanis express themselves in a variety of artistic ways including dance, music, and film.

Some Azerbaijanis have been prolific film-makers, such as Rustam Ibragimbekov, who wrote Burnt by the Sun, winner of the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1994.

Soviet legacy has in modern times propelled some Azerbaijanis to become accomplished athletes at the Olympic level.