People
See also: Iranian Azeris, Kurds, Assyrian people, Iranian Armenians, and Demographics of IranIranian Azeris, a Turkic-speaking people of mixed Caucasian, Iranian and Turkic origin, who number 16 percent of Iran's population are the largest group in Iranian Azerbaijan, while Kurds are the second largest group, and a majority in many cities of the West Azerbaijan Province. Iranian Azerbaijan is one of the richest and most densely populated regions of Iran. Many of these various linguistic, religious, and tribal minority groups, and Azerbaijanis themselves have settled widely outside the region. The Azeris are followers of Shi'a Islam. Azeris make up the majority of the population in the Iranian region of Azerbaijan. The Azeri population of Iran is mainly found in the northwest provinces: East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, and Zanjan as well as some regions of Kordestan, Hamadan, and Markazi. Many others live in Tehran, Karaj and other regions.
Smaller groups of Armenians, Assyrians, Talyshs, Jews, Georgians, and Persians also inhabit the region.
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