Turkic tribal groups in Iran
The Shahsevan (Persian: شاهسون) are a number of Turkic tribal groups in various parts of northwestern Iran, notably in the Mughan and Ardabil districts of eastern Azerbaijan and in the Karaqan and Khamsa districts between Zanjan and Qazvin. Most of Shahsevan are of Turkic origin and the Turkic identity and culture are overwhelmingly dominant among them, though the ancestors of several component tribes were of Kurdish or other origins. They are Shia Muslims and spoke Azerbaijani.