▁of ▁Province ' s ▁A zer ba ij an ▁are ▁K ho y ▁and ▁Mar ag he h . ▁ ▁New ▁administrative ▁divisions ▁ ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Inter ior ▁of ▁Hass an ▁Rou h ani ' s ▁government ▁stated : ▁ 3 1 ▁Province ▁in ▁Iran ▁conversion ▁to ▁Region , ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁Region ▁in ▁North - West ▁Iran ▁named ▁ ▁Region ▁ 3 ▁that ▁are ▁included ▁East ▁A zer ba ij an ▁Province , ▁West ▁A zer ba ij an ▁Province , ▁Ar d abil ▁Province , ▁Z an jan ▁Province , ▁Gil an ▁Province ▁and ▁Kur dist an ▁Province . ▁ ▁Culture ▁ ▁A zer ba ij an is , ▁a ▁Turk ic ▁speaking ▁people , ▁are ▁cult ur ally ▁apart ▁of ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁pe op les ▁and ▁have ▁influenced ▁Iran ian ▁culture . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁they ▁have ▁influenced ▁and ▁been ▁influenced ▁by ▁their ▁non - I ran ian ▁neighb ors , ▁especially ▁C au cas ians ▁and ▁Rus si ans . ▁A zer ba ij an is ▁in ▁both ▁Iran ▁and ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁are ▁mostly ▁Sh i ite ▁Muslim s . ▁A zer ba ij an is ▁in ▁Iran ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁celebr ate ▁Now ru z , ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁new ▁year , ▁at ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁spring . ▁A zer ba ij an ▁has ▁a ▁distinct ▁music ▁that ▁is ▁tight ly ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁other ▁Iran ian ▁pe op