Monograph "Tatars of Azerbaijan" published in Kazan

Baku / 26.12.18 / Turan: According to the 2009 census, the number of Tatars in Azerbaijan was 25,900 people. In the capital of Tatarstan, Kazan, in the publishing house of the Institute of History named after Marjani was published a monograph by an Azerbaijani scientist, doctor of historical sciences Sevinj Aliyeva "Tatars in Azerbaijan". The presentation of the new book was held at the international scientific conference on the scientific heritage and social activities of the Maxdari brothers, December 7, 2018.

This is the first scientific study of the settlement, appearance, significance of the Tatar population of Azerbaijan, the participation of the Tatars in the history and modern life of the state.

In a conversation with Turan, Aliyeva reported that according to the 1999 census, 3,210 Tatars, or 0.4% of the population, lived in Azerbaijan. According to the 2009 census, the number of Tatars was 25,900, or 0.3%. Currently, Tatars live mainly in Baku. While maintaining their native language, they are fluent in Azerbaijani and Russian, integrated into the socio-cultural life of Azerbaijan.

A representative office of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Yashlek Center for Tatar Youth function in Baku, and the Sabantuy national holiday is held annually. In January-September 2017, the foreign trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Tatarstan amounted to 30,798.6 thousand US dollars, of which 68% was the import of Tatar goods to Azerbaijan.

The book contains information about the outstanding citizens of Azerbaijan of Tatar nationality.

In the pre-Russian period, the first appearance of Tatars in Azerbaijan is celebrated in the 16th century during the period of the Crimean Khanate. After the Caspian campaign of Peter the First in 1722-1723, the Russian authorities began to build fortifications, shipbuilding in the Caspian Sea by the forces of the Turkic peoples of the empire. Tatars of the Volga and Kazan regions, Chuvash, Cheremis and others, settled in Baku and its environs, were involved in construction work.

In 1733, the Crimean Sultan Feti Giray and Kabachi- Pasha headed the army of the Crimean Tatars, Kuban Nogai, Circassians and others, who passed through Derbent and fought with the Russian army reached Shirvan.

Especially large masses of the Tatar population moved to Azerbaijan in the Russian and Soviet periods.

Aliyev"s monograph examines the history of the repressed Tatars living in Azerbaijan, the participation of Tatar representatives in the formation of the independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan, wars and in peaceful life.

The book is intended for a wide circle of readers, scholars, representatives of public and scientific organizations, and contributes to the strengthening of interethnic relations and the establishment of mutual understanding between peoples, the annotation written by Kazan publishers states.--0--