Whole Azerbaijan

The idea of "Whole Azerbaijan" was formulated by Piruz Dilanchi in 1991[2] and defined in 1992 by Azerbaijani president Abulfaz Elchibey (s. 1992-93).

[3][4] Elchibey published his book on the idea, Bütöv Azərbaycan yolunda, in Turkey in 1998.

[5][dubious – discuss] Elchibey claimed that this was a territory of Azerbaijani historical ethnic presence.

[7][dubious – discuss][verification needed] Azerbaijani historiography portrays the early to mid 1800s as the "ideal" and "normative" situation with Azeri sovereignty over Karabakh and Southern Azerbaijan (Iran), despite that a "united Azerbaijan" was never, in fact, independent but always part of the Persian empires.

[citation needed] Although the boundaries of Whole Azerbaijan are not strictly defined, some proponents portray them as encompassing the following areas:[11][12][13][14]