Karadaghis

Qaradaghis
Total population
(75,000 - 80,000[1][2])
Regions with significant populations
Iran, Azerbaijan
Languages
Azerbaijani
Religion
Shia Islam
Related ethnic groups
Tribes of Arasbaran, Azerbaijanis

Qaradaghis or Karadaghis, (Azerbaijani: Qaradağlılar) are a Turkic sub-ethnic group of Azerbaijanis,[3][4] mainly living in Southern Aras river[5] called Qaradagh in Eastern Azerbaijan, Iran. The Qaradaghis are predominantly Shi'a Muslim and speak Qaradaghi dialect from Azerbaijani language.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Türk kültürü". Türk Kültürünü Araştırma Enstitütü. 1966. ss. s. 129,130
  2. ↑ Nevzat Özkan (2002). "Türk dilinin yurtları". Akçağ. ss. s. 86
  3. ↑ "Азербайджанцы" (Russia)". Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Азербайджанцы, армяне, айсоры // Народы Передней Азии — М.: Изд-во Академии наук СССР, 1957. — С. 284.
  5. ↑ Nihat Çetinkaya (1996). "Iğdır tarihi: tarih, yer adları ve bazı oymaklar üzerine". Türk Dünyası Araştırmaları Vakfı. ss. s. 312
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