Faculty: Economics and Management Group: 751. 21 Subject: Development of speech skills Topic: Ethnic diversity in Azerbaijan Teacher: Abiyeva Leyla Student: Humbatli Ayan

AHISKA

The Ahiska Turks (or Meskheti Turks, 38 thousand people, 2009). The first large group of Meskheti Turks has arrived to Azerbaijan in 1958. It were the Ahiska Turks banished in 1944 from their historical homeland – Ahiska, Adigun, Akhalkalaki (Georgia) and other neighboring regions to the Central Asia and Kazakhstan. The Fergana events of 1989 led to the second migration of Meskheti Turks to Azerbaijan.

INGILOYS

• The Ingiloys (9.9 thousand people, 2009) are divided into the Muslim Ingiloys and Christian Ingiloys (the Georgian Orthodox Church). The Muslim Ingiloys live in the Mosul and Aliabad villages of Zaqatala region, in the Ititala village of Balaken region, while the Christian Ingiloys - in 9 villages of Gakh region. In ancient times, the territory where Ingiloys lived was called Kambisena (Ereti, Hereti), the main population of which consisted of the tribes “Er” and “Gel”, who were considered to be Ingiloys’ ancestors. An Albanian church functioned there.