Khorasani Turks
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,000,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| North Khorasan, Razavi Khorasan, Golestan | |
| Languages | |
| Khorasani Turkic and Azerbaijani | |
| Religion | |
| Shia Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Turkic peoples |
Khorasani Turkic people (Persian: ترکهای خراسان, Azerbaijani/Turkish:خوراسان تؤرکلری); or Qizilbash are Khorasani Turkic-speaking people inhabiting part of northeastern Iran, and in the neighboring regions of Turkmenistan up to beyond the Amu Darya River; and speak the Khorasani Turkic, and live in the North Khorasan, Razavi Khorasan and Golestan provinces of Iran. Iranian Azerbaijanis living in this area are about a century, Azerbaijanis have emigrated and resettled in large numbers to Khorasan[2] especially Mashhad.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Iranicaonline
- ↑ "AZERBAIJAN vi. Population and its Occupations and Culture". Encyclopædia Iranica. August 18, 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ↑ "Mourning Azerbaijanis residing in Mashhad". Mehr News Agency. August 18, 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
Sources
- فصلنامه تحقیقات جغرافیایی، سال سوم شماره ۲، پاییز ۱۳۷۶، دکتر محمد حسین پاپلی یزدی
- The Khorasani Turks of Iran
- Turks of Iran
- kalafat_horasan
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