Tat people (Caucasus)
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The Tat people or Transcaucasian Persians (also: Tat, Parsi, Daghli, Lohijon) are an Iranian people presently living within Azerbaijan and Russia (mainly Southern Dagestan). The Tats are part of the indigenous peoples of Iranian origin in the Caucasus.[2][3][4]
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Total population | |
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tens of thousands (various estimates)[citation needed] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Azerbaijan | 25,218 (2009)[1] |
Russia | 1,585 (2010)[citation needed] |
Languages | |
Tat, Azerbaijani, and Russian | |
Religion | |
Shia Islam (majority) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Iranian peoples, Armeno-Tats |
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Tats use the Tat language, a southwestern Iranian language somewhat different from Standard Persian,[5][6] as well as Azerbaijani and Russian. Tats are mainly Shia Muslims with a significant Sunni Muslim minority.