Demographics
There are no official statistics or census figures on the ethnic makeup of Iran. The bulk of the population in West Azerbaijan Province are mainly Azerbaijanis. Also, Kurds are living in some parts of West Azerbaijan. There are three ethnic and religious groups who are native to the province but who have minority status: Assyrians, Armenians, and Jews. There are also immigrants from other parts of Iran in the major cities of the province.
Azeris are living in Chaldoran, Maku, Khoy, Salmas, Urmia, Naghadeh and Miandoab counties. Kurds are a majority in Oshnaviyeh, Sardasht, Mahabad, Piranshahr and Bukan counties.
Most of West Azarbaijan is inhabited by the Azeris, although kurds form a large portion of the population and some of it constitutes part of Iranian Kurdistan.
The diversity of religions in the province has been a major factor throughout the history of the province. The religions in the province are Shia and Sunni Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and Yarasani. Both Azeris and Kurds follow Islam, the Kurds belonging mainly to the Sunni branch and the Azerbaijanis being Shias. There is a very small minority who follow Yarasani (or Ahl-e Haqq, اهل حق). Christianity is the only religion of the Assyrians and Armenians. The Jews follow Judaism. There are also Bahais and Zoroastrians in the province.
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