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 | | republic in the Transcaucasus region of western Asia, bordered on the north by Russia, on the northwest by Georgia, on the east by the Caspian Sea, on the south by Iran, and on the west by Armenia. |
 | | Lezgins, Kurds, and Talysh, who are geographically concentrated in the north, east, and south of the republic, have agitated for increased autonomy in recent years. |
 | | In 1920 it was proclaimed a Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR) of the USSR and united with Georgia and Armenia to form the Transcaucasian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (SFSR). |
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