In many respects, Azerbaijanis or Azeri, are Eurasian and bi-cultural, as northern Azerbaijanis have absorbed Russo-Soviet and Eastern European influences, whereas the Azerbaijanis of the south have remained within the Turko-Iranian and Persianate tradition. Modern Azerbaijani culture includes significant achievements in literature, art, music, and film.Genetic studies demonstrate that northern Azerbaijanis are more closely related to other Caucasian people like Georgians and Armenians than they are to Persians or Turks, but southern Azeri have a large percentage of Persian DNA from centuries of intermarriage. The Azeri are not a Semitic people like the Jews or Arabs but rather closer related to Anatolians ( the peoples of Turkey, before the arrival of Turks and Arabs),Persians, Georgians and Armenians as well as other European ethnic groups such as Albanians and, while most Azeri, but not all speak a Turkic language, this was a later assimilation, as they are not a Turkic people either. Like the Persians, Armenians, Georgians and Albanians they may be a mix of tribes that were native to the Transcauscus region, unlike Arabs, Jews or Turks. Fascinating.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 03:01:44 +0000
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