Iranian Azerbaijanis
| ایران آذربایجانلیلاری İran Azərbaycanlıları |
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| Total population | |
 Iran: 15–17 million18–27 million Approximately 16%, 17%, 20%, 21.6%, 25% of Iran's population Iranian Azerbaijani diaspora:  Turkey: 530,000 Azerbaijan: 248,000 Canada: 50,000 - 60,000 United States: 40,400 Germany: Unknown France: Unknown United Kingdom: Unknown |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
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Azerbaijani Persian as second language |
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| Religion | |
| predominantly Shi'a Islam; Minorities practice Sunni Islam, Judaism,Yarisan, Bahai, and Zoroastrianism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Turkic peoples (Oghuz Turks), Persians, Caucasian peoples |
Iranian Azerbaijanis (Azerbaijani: ایران آذربایجانلیلاری – İran azərbaycanlıları), also known as Iranian Azeris, Iranian Turks, Persian Turks, Azeri Turks, Azerbaijani Turks or Persian Azerbaijanis, are Iranians of Azerbaijani ethnicity who speak the Azerbaijani language as their first language.
Azerbaijanis comprise by far the second largest ethnic group in the nation as well as by far the largest minority ethnic group. Furthermore, the largest population of ethnic Azerbaijanis in the world live in Iran, far outnumbering those in the neighbouring Azerbaijan Republic.
Iranian Azerbaijanis are mainly found in and are native to the Iranian Azerbaijan region including provinces of (East Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Zanjan, West Azerbaijan) and in smaller numbers, in other provinces such as Kurdistan, Qazvin, Hamadan, Gilan, Markazi and Kermanshah. Iranian Azerbaijanis also constitute a significant minority in Tehran, Karaj and other regions.
Azerbaijanis comprise by far the second largest ethnic group in the nation as well as by far the largest minority ethnic group. Apart from Iranian Azerbaijan (provinces of West Azerbaijan, East Azerbaijan, Ardabil and Zanjan), indigenous Azeri population is found in large numbers in four provinces: Hamadan (58% Azeri, as well as closely related groups such as Afshar, Gharehgozloo, Shahsevan, and Baharloo),Qazvin (52.2% Azerbaijani),Markazi (20.8% Azerbaijani) and Kurdistan. Azeri-populated parts of Markazi include Komijan,Khondab,Saveh,Zarandieh,Shazand, and Farahan. In Kurdistan, Azeris are mainly found in villages around Qorveh.
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