The Tats are an indigenous Iranian people in the Caucasus[8][9] who trace their origin to the Sassanid-period migrants from Iran (ca.

[14] Another, almost extinct, variety of Tat is spoken by Christians of Armenian origin, who are called Armeno-Tats.

[17] The adults in most of the mountain and foothill communities reported they use Tat as their main language of interaction.

It must be mentioned that in the 19th century, cattle herders called the seasonal workers from southern Azerbaijan Tat, although they were ethnic Turks.

Additionally, most Tats in Azerbaijan live in the Apsheron zone, as well as the following districts: Khyzy, Divichi and Guba.

By their origin, the Tats are direct descendants of the Iranian-speaking population that migrated back in the era of the Sassanids to the Caspian coastal regions of Azerbaijan.

Most of the Tats in Azerbaijan live in the Apsheron zone and the districts of Khyzy, Divichi, Guba and some others.

The Tats and Azerbaijanis have gained much in common both industrially and culturally and in everyday life from their centuries of co-existence.

Here a significant role has been played by the Azerbaijani language, which since the 19th century has been virtually the second native tongue for the Tats.