Azerbaijani people The Azerbaijanis are an ethnic group mainly living in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. Commonly referred to as Azeris/Āzarīs (آذری - Azəri) or Azeri Turks (), they also live in a wider area from the Caucasus to the Iranian plateau. The Azeris are predominantly Shia Muslim and have a mixed heritage of Iranic, Caucasian, and Turkic elements.Despite living on two sides of an international border since the treaties of Gulistan (1813) and Turkmenchay (1828), after which Iran lost its then northern territories to Russia, the Azeris form a single ethnic group. Azerbaijani_people
Sakina Akhundzadeh Sakina Mirza Heybat qizi Akhundzadeh () (1865, Quba – 1927, Baku) was an Azerbaijani playwright. She was the first known female playwright and dramatist in Azerbaijani literature. Sakina_Akhundzadeh
Hamida Javanshir Hamida Ahmad bey qizi Javanshir (Azeri:Həmidə Cavanşir) (19 January 1873, near Agjabadi – 6 February 1955, Baku) was an Azerbaijani philanthropist and women's rights activist. Her second marriage was to writer and journalist Jalil Mammadguluzadeh. Hamida_Javanshir
Geysar Kashiyeva Geysar Seyfulla qizi Kashiyeva (Azeri:Qeysər Kaşıyeva) (7 June 1893, Tiflis – 17 April 1972, Baku) was an Azerbaijani painter. She is considered the first professional female painter in Azerbaijani history. Geysar_Kashiyeva