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Azerbaijanis in Ukraine

Ethnic group

Field	Value
group	Azerbaijanis in Ukraine
population	42,200 (2001) - 500 000
popplace	Donetsk Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
langs	Azerbaijani (52%), Russian (37%)
rels	Predominately Muslim
related-c	Azerbaijani diaspora

| related-c = Azerbaijani diaspora Azerbaijan and Ukraine relations took through centuries and both countries used to be the part of Russian Empire and then Soviet Union. Currently there are over 45,000 Azerbaijanis in Ukraine. Most of them live in Donetsk Oblast (8 thousand), Kharkiv - (5-6 thousand), and Dnipropetrovsk - (5-6 thousand people). The number of ethnic groups grew very rapidly - especially between 1960 and 1990, it increased 5.5 times, largely due to instability in the South Caucasus. Today, Ukraine is home to the 7th largest Azerbaijani community in the world.

The resettlement of Azerbaijanis into the territory of Ukraine is marked by certain historical events, dominated by migration processes that were primarily economic in nature. About 2,300 Azerbaijanis are native Ukrainian speakers. Ukraine is also host to a number of Azerbaijani guest workers which has yet to be ascertained.

The majority of Azerbaijanis are Muslim, mainly Shia. Azerbaijanis are one of the least religious nations in the world. They don't regularly practice their religion or show their faith in the way they dress.

Currently, 15 regions of Ukraine have national cultural societies for Azerbaijanis. In eight regions, Sunday schools study Azerbaijani language and literature. Publication of the magazine Voice of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani and Ukrainian) began in Kyiv in 1998. The first Azerbaijani newspaper in Ukraine, Millət (The Nation), has been published since 1991 in Crimea.

Events

On 20 January 2011, the embassy of Azerbaijan and the Congress of Ukrainian Azerbaijanis hosted a commemorative ceremony dedicated to the Khojaly Massacre, the March Days and Black January. Heads of regional organizations of the Congress of Ukrainian Azerbaijanis (CUA), members of the Mission of the World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC) in Ukraine, intellectuals, youth, students and activists of the diaspora celebrate national holidays like Republic Day and National Salvation Day.

In May 2011 a restored monument to Azerbaijani soldiers of the 77th division was opened in Sevastopol.

Because most Azeris live in the eastern parts of Ukraine nearly all of them have fled to Turkey, or Western Ukraine. Many noted they could not stay because they faced discrimination by a population that is undergoing a resurgence of ethnic nationalism.

Resettlement and language

Rank	Place	Number of Azerbaijanis
1	Donetsk	8075
2	Kharkiv Oblast	5684
3	Dnipro	5683
4	Crimea	3748
5	Luhansk Oblast	3121
6	Odesa Oblast	2777
7	Kyiv	2567
8	Zaporizhzhia Oblast	2490

Rank	Native language	Number
1	Azerbaijani language	23 958 (52%)
2	Russian language	16 968 (37%)
3	Ukrainian language	3 224 (7%)
4	Crimean Tatar	102 (0.2%)

Notable people

;Ukrainians of Azerbaijani origins

Oleksandr Aliyev, footballer
Oleh Babayev, Ukrainian politician, former mayor of Kremenchuk
Renat Mirzaliyev, judoka
Ruslan Mirzaliyev, judoka
Maksym Pashayev, footballer
Pavlo Pashayev, footballer
Vugar Rakhimov, Greco-Roman wrestler
Parviz Nasibov, Greco-Roman wrestler
Ruslan Zeynalov, footballer

;Azerbaijanis of Ukrainian origins

Aleksandr Chertoganov, footballer
Marina Durunda, rhythmic gymnast
Natalya Mammadova, volleyball player
Valeriya Mammadova, volleyball player
Oksana Parkhomenko, volleyball player
Polina Rahimova, volleyball player
Valeriy Sereda, high jumper
Mariya Stadnik, wrestler

Literature

Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine, Kyiv, 2003.
Ethnic and development of Ukraine: Terms, definitions and staff. K., 1993;
Ethnic owner, part 2. K., 1996;
Rudnytska TN ethnic communities of Ukraine: tendencies of social change. K., 1998. --

References

[http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/results/general/language/ Про кількість та склад населення України за підсумками Всеукраїнського перепису населення 2001 року] {{webarchive. link. (November 30, 2010)
[https://worldview.gallup.com/default.aspx GALLUP WorldView] - data accessed on 17 January 2009
[http://today.az/news/politics/79748.html Victims of Black January remembered in Ukraine]
[http://today.az/news/vdiaspora/86021.html Restored monument to Azeri soldiers opened in Sevastopol]

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