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. As of 2009, there were 17,267 Azerbaijanis resident in Kyrgyzstan.[1]
Total population | |
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17,267 (0.3%)(Census 2009)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Bishkek | |
Languages | |
Azerbaijani • Kyrgyz • Russian | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Muslim |
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References
- Population and Housing Census 2009. Chapter 3.1. Resident population by nationality (PDF) (in Russian), Bishkek: National Committee on Statistics, 2010, retrieved 2021-12-14
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