What is the name of Azerbaijan derived from?

Azerbaijani language
historical region of Caucasian Albania
the Persian satrap Atropates
antique Alans
The name of Azerbaijan derives from that of Atropates, a Persian satrap under the Achaemenid Empire, who was later reinstated as the satrap of Media under Alexander the Great.
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