Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran) was established in 1986 by Asghar Khodayari and Akbar Goharkhani, with the name Tour de Urmia Lake.

In 2010, one stage of the tour was held in Nakhichevan, an autonomous republic of Azerbaijan.

They said they wanted to show "how cycling can connect people".

[2] The 32nd edition of the tour rescheduled from May to October to avoid coincidence with Iran's presidential election.

[citation needed] The organizers of the tour announced that the schedule of the following years will be in May as usual.