- Azerbaijan
- republic, W Asia; 33,400 sq. mi.; pop. 7,029,000; cap. Baku.prov., NW Iran: Eastern Azerbaijan:25,908 sq. mi.; pop. 4,097,000; cap. Tabriz; Western Azerbaijan:15,000 sq. mi.; pop. 1,915,000; cap. Orumiyeh.
Webster's Gazetteer. 2013.
Azerbaijan
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