 Shahsevan girls from a rich family. Late 19th-century, Iran | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 Iran | 40,000 (1966)[1] |
| Languages | |
| Azerbaijani, Persian | |
| Religion | |
| Shia Islam | |
The Shahsevan[a] (Azerbaijani: شاهسِوَن; Persian: شاهسون) are a number of Azerbaijani-speaking or Shahsevani dialect (sometimes considered to be Its own dialect distinct from others like Azerbaijani[4]) Turkic groups that live in northwestern Iran, mainly inhabiting the districts of Mughan, Ardabil, Kharaqan and Khamsa.[5]
- ^ Tapper 1997, p. 300.
- ^ Behrooz 2023, p. 63.
- ^ Minorsky 1936.
- ^ "On The Dialect of Shahsavan". Turkish Studies.
- ^ Tapper 2010.
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