Kurdistan - Azerbaijan

The presence of Kurds in today's Azerbaijan dated back to the 9th century. The area between Nagorno-Karabakh and Zangezur became inhabited by nomadic Kurdish tribes in the 18th century. Eventually, this population became the majority in most parts of the region, particularly around Lachin, Kalbajar (Kelbajar in Kurdish), and Qubadli (Qûbadlî in Kurdish). Kurdistan Uyezd (also known colloquially as Red Kurdistan from Kurdish Kurdistana Sor, Azerbaijani Qızıl Kürdistan, Russian Красный Курдистан) was a Soviet administrative unit that existed for six years from 1923 to 1929.Its capital was Lachin (Laçîn in Kurdish).