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THE HISTORY OF
AZERBAIJAN – (I)
(Until the
Seljuks…)
Since the
ancient times, several views have been put forward on the position of Azerbaijan,
the Turkish homeland that constitutes a bridge between the east and the west. In
ancient times, the northwestern provinces of Medya (the land of the Meds), at
times Arran and Sirvan, and the Caucasian Azerbaijan after the foundation of the
Republic of Azerbaijan (May 28, 1918) have been stated as Azerbaijan
geographically. Consisting of Tabriz and its vicinity until the 20th Century,
Northwestern Iran was known as Azerbaijan; however after the foundation of the
Republic of Azerbaijan in Southeastern Caucasus, this region has been regarded
as Azerbaijan. Nevertheless, the linguistic, cultural and ethnographic values of
regional people, as well as historical facts, should be taken into consideration
while setting the borders of Azerbaijan.
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