Like much of Azerbaijan's population (4)

I believe the answer is:

shia

(Other definitions for shia that I've seen before include "A major denomination of Islam" , "A_main branch of Islam" , "One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam" , "A main branch of Islam" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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