Azerbaijanis in Kyrgyzstan
Azerbaijanis in Kyrgyzstan (Azerbaijani: Qırğızıstan azərbaycanlıları) are part of the Azerbaijani diaspora. They are Kyrgyz citizens and permanent residents of ethnic Azerbaijani background. Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan used to be part of the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union. Currently there are over 17,267 Azerbaijanis in Kyrgyzstan.[1]
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17,267 (0.3%)(Census 2009)[1] | |
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Bishkek | |
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Azerbaijani • Kyrgyz • Russian | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Muslim |
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References
- Ethnic Composition of Kazakhstan Archived March 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (2009 census) . Retrieved 18 August 2013.
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