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'''Azerbaijan''' or '''Azarbaijan''', also '''Iranian Azarbaijan''', '''Iranian Azerbaijan''', or '''Persian Azarbaijan''' (]: آذربایجان ایران; ''Āzārbāijān-e Irān''; ]: آذربایجان), is a ] in northwestern ] and south of the ]. The region is sometimes called ''Southern Azarbaijan'' or ''South Azerbaijan'' (Azarbaijani language: گوني آذربایجان, ''Güney Azərbaycan'') <ref>Encyclopaedia Iranica: "Azerbaijan", viii "Azerbaijan Turkish", Doerfer, G. page 246, ()</ref><ref>Brown, Cameron S. 2002 (Dec.). "Observations from Azerbaijan." ''Middle East Review of International Affairs'': v. 6, no. 4, ()</ref>; some Iranian sources view these names as being motivated by ] nationalism.<ref>Dr. Enayatollah Reza, "Arran: the real name of the Republic Azarbaijan", The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies (CAIS), ()</ref><ref>Dr. Kaveh Farrokh, "Pan-Turanism takes aim at Azarbaijan: A Geopolitical Agenda", ()</ref>. The reason is that historically the republic of Azerbaijan has been called Albania and the name ''South Azerbaijan'' is a product of the last century. . '''Azerbaijan''' or '''Azarbaijan''', also '''Iranian Azarbaijan''', '''Iranian Azerbaijan''', or '''Persian Azarbaijan''' (]: آذربایجان ایران; ''Āzārbāijān-e Irān''; ]: آذربایجان), is a ] in northwestern ] and south of the ]. The region is sometimes called ''Southern Azarbaijan'' or ''South Azerbaijan'' (Azarbaijani language: گوني آذربایجان, ''Güney Azərbaycan'') <ref>Encyclopaedia Iranica: "Azerbaijan", viii "Azerbaijan Turkish", Doerfer, G. page 246, ()</ref><ref>Brown, Cameron S. 2002 (Dec.). "Observations from Azerbaijan." ''Middle East Review of International Affairs'': v. 6, no. 4, ()</ref>; some Iranian sources view these names as being motivated by ] nationalism.<ref>Dr. Enayatollah Reza, "Arran: the real name of the Republic Azarbaijan", The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies (CAIS), ()</ref><ref>Dr. Kaveh Farrokh, "Pan-Turanism takes aim at Azarbaijan: A Geopolitical Agenda", ()</ref>.

==Geography== ==Geography==
Azarbaijan has an area of 176,512 square kilometers and a population of about 10 million (estimates vary). The ] make up the majority of the population in the Iranian region of Azarbaijan. Azarbaijan is famous for its great natural beauty. There are 17 rivers and two lakes in the region. Cotton, nuts, textiles, tea, machinery and electrical equpiments are main industries. The northern, ] region, which includes ], is mountainous, with deep valleys and fertile lowlands. Azarbaijan has an area of 176,512 square kilometers and a population of about 30 million (estimates vary). The ] make up the second majority of the population in the Iran (about 35% comprising second largest ethnic group afterpersians 45%). Azarbaijan is famous for its great natural beauty. There are 17 rivers and two lakes in the region. Cotton, nuts, textiles, tea, machinery and electrical equpiments are main industries. The northern, ] region, which includes ], is mountainous, with deep valleys and fertile lowlands.


==Economy== ==Economy==
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The majority of the people of Azarbaijan are ] of ] stock attested, who are ] Muslims. There are also ], ], ], ]s, ], and ]. The majority of the people of Azarbaijan are ] of ] stock attested, who are ] Muslims. There are also ], ], ], ]s, ], and ].


A recent study of the genetic landscape of Iran was completed by a team of ] geneticists led by Dr. Maziar Ashrafian Bonab (an Iranian Azarbaijani).<ref name="Dr. Bonab page"> — ''Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge'' (retrieved ] ])</ref> Bonab remarked that his group had done extensive ] testing on different language groups, including ] and non Indo-European speakers, in Iran.<ref name="Iran Cambridge Genetic Study"> — ''ISNA (Iranian Students News Agency)'', 06-12-2006, news-code: 8503-06068 (retrieved ] ])</ref> The study found that the Azerbaijanis of Iran do not have a similar FSt and other genetic markers found in Anatolian and European Turks. However, the genetic Fst and other genetic traits like MRca and mtDNA of Iranian Azeris were identical to ] in Iran. A recent study of the genetic landscape of Iran was completed by a team of ] geneticists led by Dr. Maziar Ashrafian Bonab (an Iranian Azarbaijani).<ref name="Dr. Bonab page"> — ''Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge'' (retrieved ] ])</ref> Bonab remarked that his group had done extensive ] testing on different language groups, including ] and non Indo-European speakers, in Iran.<ref name="Iran Cambridge Genetic Study"> — ''ISNA (Iranian Students News Agency)'', 06-12-2006, news-code: 8503-06068 (retrieved ] ])</ref> The study found that the Azerbaijanis of Iran do have a similar FSt and other genetic markers found in Anatolian and European Turks.


Iranian Azarbaijan is divided into the provinces of ] (1996 pop. 3,325,540), ] (1996 pop. 2,496,320), ]. (1996 pop. 1,168,011), and ]. The chief cities include ] (the capital of East Azarbaijan), ] (the capital of West Azerbaijan), ] (the capital of Ardabil), ], ], ], and ] (Khvoy). The region is bounded in the north by ] and the Republic of Azarbaijan in the historical Iranian territory of ] and in the West by Lake Urmia and Kurdish-inhabited Areas of Iran. Iranian Azarbaijan is divided into the provinces of ] (1996 pop. 6,325,540), ] (1996 pop. 4,496,320), ]. (1996 pop. 3,168,011), and :3,555,184]. The chief cities include ] (the capital of East Azarbaijan), ] (the capital of West Azerbaijan), ] (the capital of Ardabil), ], ], ], and ] (Khvoy). The region is bounded in the north by ] and the Republic of Azarbaijan founded in 1922 by spiritual leader Memmed Amin Resulzade and in the West by Lake Urmia and Kurdish-inhabited Areas of Iran.


==History== ==History==
In ancient times, before the ] migration to ], Azarbaijan was dominated by the Kingdom of ] (in ]). By the 8th century BC, it had been settled by ], and it later formed the province of ''Media Minor'' in the ]. After ] conquered ], he appointed (328 BC) as governor the Persian general Atropates, who eventually established an independent dynasty. Later, the region, which came to be called ] or Media Atropatene, was much disputed. In the 2nd century BC, it was liberated from ] domination by Mithradates I of ], and ''c.'' AD 226 it became part of the ] of ]. ] enlarged Azarbaijan by adding territory in the north known as Arran or Aran (today known as the Republic of ] or Azarbaijan). In ancient times, before the ] migration to ], Azarbaijan was dominated by the Kingdom of ] (in ]). By the 8th century BC, it had been settled by ], and it later formed the province of ''Media Minor'' in the ]. After ] conquered ], he appointed (328 BC) as governor the Persian general Atropates, who eventually established an independent dynasty. Later, the region, which came to be called ] or Media Atropatene, was much disputed. In the 2nd century BC, it was liberated from ] domination by Mithradates I of ], and ''c.''
⚫ ], the ], briefly held the region in the 7th century, just before the ]; Arab invaders converted most of its people to Islam and made it part of the ].After being conquered by ] in the 14th century, ] became an important provincial capital of the ]. It was out of ] (Ancient Artavilla) that the ] dynasty arose (''c.'' 1500) to renew the state of Persia. There was fierce fighting between the ] and Persia for Azerbaijan. After brief Ottoman control, ], The etnic Azeri turk,regained control of the region in 1603.

⚫ ], the ], briefly held the region in the 7th century, just before the ]; Arab invaders converted most of its people to Islam and made it part of the ]. The Persianized ] dominated the region in the 11th and 12th centuries, and the ] under ] established (]) their capital at ]. After being conquered by ] in the 14th century, ] became an important provincial capital of the ]. It was out of ] (Ancient Artavilla) that the ] dynasty arose (''c.'' 1500) to renew the state of Persia. There was fierce fighting between the ] and Persia for Azerbaijan. After brief Ottoman control, ], regained control of the region in 1603.


The northern Iranian provinces of Arran and Shirvan, which today constitute the ] were ceded to Russia by treaties of ] and ]. Following their expantionist policies, the soviet forces occupied Iranian Azarbaijan in ] and created a very short-lived autonomous, Soviet-supported state in May ], which was dissoleved after re-unification of Iranian Azerbaijan with Iran in November of the same year. The northern Iranian provinces of Arran and Shirvan, which today constitute the ] were ceded to Russia by treaties of ] and ]. Following their expantionist policies, the soviet forces occupied Iranian Azarbaijan in ] and created a very short-lived autonomous, Soviet-supported state in May ], which was dissoleved after re-unification of Iranian Azerbaijan with Iran in November of the same year.
Azeries had ruled in iran abou 1000 years and Azeri turkish is spoken everywher in the country.

Separatist movements in Azarbaijan can visibly trace their origins back to the colonialist policies of the ] and ]. In a cable sent on July 6th 1945 by the ''Central Committee of the ] of the ]'', the local Soviet commander in Russian (northern) held Azarbaijan was instructed as such:


:''"Begin preparatory work to form a national autonomous Azarbaijan district with broad powers '''within the Iranian state''' and simultaneously develop separatist movements in the provinces of ], ], ], and ]".''<ref>Decree of the CC CPSU Politburo to Mir Bagirov, CC Secretary of the Communist Party of Azarbaijan, on "measures to Organize a Separatist Movement in Southern Azarbaijan and Other Provinces of Northern Iran". Translation provided by The Cold War International History Project at The ].</ref> :''"Begin preparatory work to form a national autonomous Azarbaijan district with broad powers '''within the Iranian state''' and simultaneously develop separatist movements in the provinces of ], ], ], and ]".''<ref>Decree of the CC CPSU Politburo to Mir Bagirov, CC Secretary of the Communist Party of Azarbaijan, on "measures to Organize a Separatist Movement in Southern Azarbaijan and Other Provinces of Northern Iran". Translation provided by The Cold War International History Project at The ].</ref>


==Culture== ==Culture==
Azarbaijan hails from a rich culture from Azari traditions. Many local dances and folk music continue to survive among the various peoples of the provinces. As a longstanding province of Persia, Azarbaijan is mentioned favorably on many occasions in ] by ]. Examples: Azarbaijan hails from a rich culture from Azari traditions. Many local dances and folk music continue to survive among the various peoples of the provinces.
many elites,poets scientist and sport chamions of iran belongs to Azarbaijan.Examples are Ali Daei(Fifa all time most goalscorers),Hossein Rezazadeh(world,s strongestever man and record keeper of weightlifting),Nizami Ganjli(worldknown poet),Molavi(worldknown poet):They contributed both in Azeri and farsi languages.

Azeris sufferd racist treatment by Pahlavi gaovernment about 80 years.Pahlavies an accordance with facist fars politicians tried to ban turkish language in schools and public. Rhe fascist regime collapsed following islamic revoulution in the contry.
گزیده هر چه در ایران بزرگان<br>
زآذربایگان و ری و گرگان<br>
All the nobles and greats of Iran,<br>
Choose from Azarbaijan, ], and ].<br>
--'']''

از آنجا بتدبیر آزادگان<br>
بیامد سوی آذرآبادگان<br>
From there the wise and the free,<br>
set off to Azarbaijan<br>
--'']''

بیک ماه در آذرآبادگان<br>
ببودند شاهان و آزادگان<br>
For a month's time, The Kings and The Free,<br>
Would choose in Azarbaijan to be<br>
--'']''

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Revision as of 10:24, 3 November 2006

This article is about the region in Iran; for other uses, see Azerbaijan (disambiguation).

Azerbaijan or Azarbaijan, also Iranian Azarbaijan, Iranian Azerbaijan, or Persian Azarbaijan (Persian: آذربایجان ایران; Āzārbāijān-e Irān; Azarbaijani language: آذربایجان), is a region in northwestern Iran and south of the Republic of Azarbaijan. The region is sometimes called Southern Azarbaijan or South Azerbaijan (Azarbaijani language: گوني آذربایجان, Güney Azərbaycan) ; some Iranian sources view these names as being motivated by Azeri nationalism..

Geography

Azarbaijan has an area of 176,512 square kilometers and a population of about 30 million (estimates vary). The Azeris make up the second majority of the population in the Iran (about 35% comprising second largest ethnic group afterpersians 45%). Azarbaijan is famous for its great natural beauty. There are 17 rivers and two lakes in the region. Cotton, nuts, textiles, tea, machinery and electrical equpiments are main industries. The northern, alpine region, which includes Lake Urmia, is mountainous, with deep valleys and fertile lowlands.

Economy

Handicrafts and Agricalture

Grains, fruits, cotton, rice, nuts, and tobacco are grown. Wool, carpets, and metalware are produced.

Industrial

Industries include machine tools, vehchile factories, oil refinery, petrochemical complex, food processing, cement, textiles, electric equipment, and sugar milling. Oil and gas pipelines run through the region.

People

See also: Azeris in Iran

The majority of the people of Azarbaijan are Azaris of Iranian stock attested, who are Shi'a Muslims. There are also Armenians, Assyrians, Kurds, Jews, Georgians, and Persians.

A recent study of the genetic landscape of Iran was completed by a team of Cambridge geneticists led by Dr. Maziar Ashrafian Bonab (an Iranian Azarbaijani). Bonab remarked that his group had done extensive DNA testing on different language groups, including Indo-European and non Indo-European speakers, in Iran. The study found that the Azerbaijanis of Iran do have a similar FSt and other genetic markers found in Anatolian and European Turks.

Iranian Azarbaijan is divided into the provinces of East Azarbaijan (1996 pop. 6,325,540), West Azarbaijan (1996 pop. 4,496,320), Ardebil. (1996 pop. 3,168,011), and :3,555,184]. The chief cities include Tabriz (the capital of East Azarbaijan), Urmia (the capital of West Azerbaijan), Ardebil (the capital of Ardabil), Maragheh, Marand, Zanjan, and Khoy (Khvoy). The region is bounded in the north by Armenia and the Republic of Azarbaijan founded in 1922 by spiritual leader Memmed Amin Resulzade and in the West by Lake Urmia and Kurdish-inhabited Areas of Iran.

History

In ancient times, before the Aryan migration to Iranian Plateau, Azarbaijan was dominated by the Kingdom of Urartu (in Armenia). By the 8th century BC, it had been settled by Medes, and it later formed the province of Media Minor in the Persian Empire. After Alexander the Great conquered Persia, he appointed (328 BC) as governor the Persian general Atropates, who eventually established an independent dynasty. Later, the region, which came to be called Atropatene or Media Atropatene, was much disputed. In the 2nd century BC, it was liberated from Seleucid domination by Mithradates I of Arsacid dynasty, and c. Heraclius, the Byzantine emperor, briefly held the region in the 7th century, just before the Islamic Conquest of Iran; Arab invaders converted most of its people to Islam and made it part of the caliphate.After being conquered by Timur in the 14th century, Tabriz became an important provincial capital of the Timurid empire. It was out of Ardebil (Ancient Artavilla) that the Safavid dynasty arose (c. 1500) to renew the state of Persia. There was fierce fighting between the Ottoman Empire and Persia for Azerbaijan. After brief Ottoman control, Shah Abbas the Great, The etnic Azeri turk,regained control of the region in 1603.

The northern Iranian provinces of Arran and Shirvan, which today constitute the State of Azarbaijan were ceded to Russia by treaties of 1813 and 1828. Following their expantionist policies, the soviet forces occupied Iranian Azarbaijan in 1941 and created a very short-lived autonomous, Soviet-supported state in May 1946, which was dissoleved after re-unification of Iranian Azerbaijan with Iran in November of the same year. Azeries had ruled in iran abou 1000 years and Azeri turkish is spoken everywher in the country.

"Begin preparatory work to form a national autonomous Azarbaijan district with broad powers within the Iranian state and simultaneously develop separatist movements in the provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran, Gorgan, and Khorasan".

Culture

Azarbaijan hails from a rich culture from Azari traditions. Many local dances and folk music continue to survive among the various peoples of the provinces. many elites,poets scientist and sport chamions of iran belongs to Azarbaijan.Examples are Ali Daei(Fifa all time most goalscorers),Hossein Rezazadeh(world,s strongestever man and record keeper of weightlifting),Nizami Ganjli(worldknown poet),Molavi(worldknown poet):They contributed both in Azeri and farsi languages. Azeris sufferd racist treatment by Pahlavi gaovernment about 80 years.Pahlavies an accordance with facist fars politicians tried to ban turkish language in schools and public. Rhe fascist regime collapsed following islamic revoulution in the contry.

  1. Encyclopaedia Iranica: "Azerbaijan", viii "Azerbaijan Turkish", Doerfer, G. page 246, (LINK)
  2. Brown, Cameron S. 2002 (Dec.). "Observations from Azerbaijan." Middle East Review of International Affairs: v. 6, no. 4, (LINK)
  3. Dr. Enayatollah Reza, "Arran: the real name of the Republic Azarbaijan", The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies (CAIS), (LINK)
  4. Dr. Kaveh Farrokh, "Pan-Turanism takes aim at Azarbaijan: A Geopolitical Agenda", (LINK)
  5. "Maziar Ashrafian Bonab" — Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge (retrieved 9 June 2006)
  6. "Cambridge Genetic Study of Iran" — ISNA (Iranian Students News Agency), 06-12-2006, news-code: 8503-06068 (retrieved 9 June 2006)
  7. Decree of the CC CPSU Politburo to Mir Bagirov, CC Secretary of the Communist Party of Azarbaijan, on "measures to Organize a Separatist Movement in Southern Azarbaijan and Other Provinces of Northern Iran". Translation provided by The Cold War International History Project at The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
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