Azerbaijanis 97.74 % , Lezgin 1.13 % , Russians 0.69 % , Talysh 0.15 % , Turkish 0.06 % , others 0.23 % Until the events of the dissolution of the Soviet Union it was home to 20.000 Armenians , who as a result of pogroms were displaced as refugees
pogroms
Sumgait pogrom
Sumqayit