Independent Armenia Since Armenia gained its independence in 1991, the majority of Muslims still living in the country are temporary residents from Iran and other countries. In 2009, the Pew Research Center estimated that 0.03%, or about 1,000 people, were Muslims – out of total population of 2,975,000 inhabitants.
Islam is another religion in Armenia that was practiced mainly by Azerbaijanis and Kurds. However, most part of Muslims fled the country after Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The largest Muslim community, including Kurds, Iranians and Middle East nations has survived only in Yerevan. Most of them are Shafiit Sunnites.
It is one of the oldest extant structures in central Yerevan and the most significant structure from the city's Iranian period. It was the largest of the eight mosques of Yerevan in the 19th century and is the only active mosque in Armenia today.
Yes, Armenia is generally safe for Muslims. While Armenia is a predominantly Christian country, it is also home to a small Muslim community. The government of Armenia guarantees freedom of religion and there are mosques and Islamic centers in the country.
The main religion in Armenia is Christianity and it is practised through the Armenian Apostolic Church. And, yes, Armenia was the first country to make Christianity its official religion in 301 AD.
Strict Soviet anti-religious policies and the neglect of the local authorities have led to the demolition of many others. Today, there is only one operating mosque in Armenia, the Blue Mosque.
Muslim women can safely wear hijab and other head coverings. Armenia is a Christian country, and it truly prides itself on its Christian heritage. However, Armenians also have a very long history of living side-by-side with Muslims across the Islamic world.
With the establishment of the Iranian Safavid dynasty, Afsharid dynasty, Zand Dynasty and Qajar dynasty, Armenia became an integral part of the Shia world, while still maintaining a relatively independent Christian identity.
Yes, you can find halal food in Armenia. Many Armenians repatriated back to Armenia coming from various Muslim-majority countries in the recent years. And many of these families opened their own restaurants, where they offer dishes prepared with halal food protocols in mind.
According to the Finland official census (2021), there are 20,876 people in Finland belonging to registered Muslim communities, representing 0.37% of the total population. However, the vast majority of Muslims in Finland do not belong to any registered communities.
According to Boston University's 2020 World Religion Database, there are approximately 1.71 million Muslims (59 percent of the population), 1.01 million Christians (38 percent), 73,000 atheists or agnostics (2.5 percent), and 16,000 Baha'is.
Traditionally, villages around Baku and the Lankaran region are considered Shia strongholds. In contrast, Sunni Islam is dominant in the northern regions. The rest of the population adheres to other faiths or are non-religious, although they are not officially represented.
The Kingdom of Armenia was the first state to adopt Christianity as its official religion under the rule of King Tiridates III of the Arsacid dynasty in the early 4th century. According to tradition, the church originated in the missions of Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus of Edessa in the 1st century.
Before converting to Christianity, Armenians used to be pagans and worshipped various deities. Garni Temple is one of the unique monuments representing that period and a must-see site when traveling to Armenia. Gregory the Illuminator was the one to bring Christian belief to the Armenian people.
The Armenian people are amongst the native ethnic groups of northwestern Iran (known as Iranian Azerbaijan), having millennia-long recorded history there while the region (or parts of it) have had made up part of historical Armenia numerous times in history.
For twelve more centuries, Armenia was under the direct or indirect rule of the Persians. What is now modern day Armenia was relatively recently separated from Iran by the Russian victory in the Russo-Persian War (1826-1828).
In the Indonesian Aceh province, Muslim women are required to wear the hijab and all women are required to do so regardless of religion in Iran and Afghanistan. In countries such as Saudi Arabia, the hijab is not required.
Vida, 29, said a decision by her and two of her friends to no longer cover their hair in public is about more than headscarves. “This is a message for the government, leave us alone,” she said. Iran and neighboring Taliban-controlled Afghanistan are the only countries where the hijab remains mandatory for women.
Demographics. The Muslims constitute from 9.9% (463,062) to 10-11% of Georgia's population. There are two major Muslim groups in Georgia.
According to 2022 census, there were 278,212 Muslims in Serbia (4.2% of total population. Largest concentration of Muslims in Serbia could be found in the municipalities of Novi Pazar, Tutin, Sjenica and Prijepolje in the Sandžak region, and in the municipalities of Preševo and Bujanovac in the Preševo Valley.
The Muslim population in 2019 was approximately 65,000 people.