Azerbaijanis in Uzbekistan

Uzbek citizen of Azerbaijani ancestry

Ethnic group

Azerbaijanis in Uzbekistan
Özbəkistan azərbaycanlıları

Total population
35,848 (Census 2000)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Tashkand
Languages
Azerbaijani • Uzbek • Russian
Religion
Predominantly Muslim
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Culture

* Architecture
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* Cuisine
* Dance
* Dress
* Literature
* Media
* Music
* Folklore
* Religion
* Sport
* Theatre
* Tourism

Traditional areas of settlement

* Iran (Iranian Azerbaijan)
* Azerbaijan
* Russia (Derbent)
* Georgia
* Armenia
* Turkey (Kars, Iğdır)

Diaspora

* Belarus
* Canada
* France
* Germany
* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Russia
* Turkmenistan
* Ukraine
* Uzbekistan
* United Kingdom
* United States

Religion

* Pre-Abrahamic religions
* Islam
* Christianity
* Judaism
* Zoroastrianism
* Yarsanism

Language

* Azerbaijani

Persecution

* March Days
* Deportations from Armenia
* Gugark pogrom
* Black January
* Khojaly massacre

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Azerbaijanis in Uzbekistan (Azerbaijani: Özbəkistan azərbaycanlıları) are part of the Azerbaijani diaspora. They are Uzbek citizens and permanent residents of ethnic Azerbaijani background. Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan used to be part of the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union. Currently there are over 35,848 Azerbaijanis in Uzbekistan, making up 0.15% of Uzbekistan's population.[1]

Population of Azerbaijanis in Uzbekistan according to ethnic group 1926–1989 Ethnic
group  | census 19261 | census 19392 | census 19593 | census 19704 | census 19795 | census 19896

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20,764  | 0.4  | 3,645  | 0.1  | 40,511  | 0.5  | 40,431  | 0.3  | 59,779  | 0.4  | 44,410  | 0.2
1 Excluding the Tadzjik ASSR, but including the Kara-Kalpak Autonomous Oblast (in 1926 part of the Kazakh ASSR); source: [1]. 2 Source: [2]. 3 Source: [3]. 4 Source: [4]. 5 Source: [5]. 6 Source: [6].

## Notable people

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* Movlud Miraliyev
* Rafig Huseynov

## See also

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* Azerbaijan–Uzbekistan relations
* Turkic Council
* Azerbaijani diaspora
* Demographics of Uzbekistan

## External links

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* Soviet Census 1970: Uzbekistan
* Soviet Census 1979: Uzbekistan
* Soviet Census 1989: Uzbekistan

## References

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1. ^ a b Ethnic Composition of Uzbekistan (2000 census) . Retrieved 18 August 2013.

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Azerbaijani people by country or region

* Azerbaijani diaspora
* Largest urban areas

Traditional areas|

* Azerbaijan
* Iran
* Iranian Azerbaijan
* Borchaly
* Derbent
* Armenia
* Turkey

Former Soviet Union|

* Belarus
* Georgia
* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Russia
* Turkmenistan
* Ukraine
* Uzbekistan

Europe|

* France
* Germany
* United Kingdom

Americas|

* Canada
* United States

See also|

* Azerbaijani Olympic medalists
* List of Azerbaijanis

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Ethnic groups in Uzbekistan

* Uzbeks

* Armenians
* Azerbaijanis
* Greeks
* Arabs
* Jews
* Karakalpaks
* Kazakhs
* Koreans
* Kyrgyz
* Poles
* Romani
* Romanians
* Russians
* Tajiks
* Chagatai
* Kharduri
* Tatars
* Turks

Portals:

* Azerbaijan
* Uzbekistan

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