Posts

Mythologies of the Azeri Tribe

Image
The   Azerbaijanis   or Azeris are a   Turkic   ethnic group of mixed ethnic origins, primarily the   indigenous peoples   of eastern   Transcaucasia , the   Medians , an ancient   Iranian   people, and the   Oghuz Turkic   tribes that began migrating to Azerbaijan in the 11th century CE. [ N   Modern Azerbaijanis are the second most numerous ethnic group among the   Turkic peoples   after   Anatolian Turks   and speak   North Azerbaijani   (spoken mainly in the Republic of Azerbaijan and Russia) and/or   South Azerbaijani   (spoken in Iran, Iraq and Syria). Both languages also have dialects, with 21 North Azerbaijani dialects   and 11 South Azerbaijani dialects.   The Azerbaijani are of mixed ethnic origin, the oldest element deriving from the indigenous population of eastern Transcaucasia and possibly from the Medians of northern Persia.   Between the 3rd and 7th ce...
Post a Comment
Read more

Mythologies of the Tat Tribe

Image
The  Tat tribe  or  Transcaucasian Persians  (also:  Tat ,  Parsi ,  Daghli ,  Lohijon ) are an  Iranian people  presently living within  Azerbaijan  and  Russia  (mainly Southern  Dagestan ). The Tats are part of the indigenous peoples of  Iranian origin  in the Caucasus.  Tats use the  Tat language , a  southwestern Iranian language  somewhat different from standard  Persian ,  as well as  Azerbaijani  and  Russian . Tats are mainly  Shia  Muslims with a significant  Sunni  Muslim minority.  As late as the turn of the 20th century, the Tat constituted about 11% of the population of the entire eastern half of Azerbaijan (see   Baku Governorate , the section on Demography). They formed nearly one-fifth (18.9%) of the population of the   Baku   province and over one-quarter (25.3%) of the   Kuba   Province—both...
Post a Comment
Read more