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  2. Religion in Uzbekistan - Wikipedia

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    Islam is the predominant religion in Uzbekistan. In 2022, the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs estimated that Islam was followed by 97% of the population; [ 1 ] most Muslims follow the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam.

  3. Islam in Uzbekistan - Wikipedia

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    Islam is the dominant religion in Uzbekistan. Islamic customs were broadly adopted by the ruling elite, and they began patronage of scholars and conquerors such as Muhammad al-Bukhari , Al-Tirmidhi , Ismail Samani , al-Biruni , Avicenna , Tamerlane , Ulugh Begh , and Babur .

  4. Freedom of religion in Uzbekistan - Wikipedia

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    The country has an area of 447,400 square kilometres (172,742 sq mi) and an estimated population of about 34 million. International experts believe the population has sustained a loss of 2 to 3 million in recent years due to the growing trend of labor migration from Uzbekistan to neighboring countries, Russia, South Korea, and the Middle East.

  5. Category:Religion in Uzbekistan - Wikipedia

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    Uzbekistan religion-related lists (1 C) + Uzbekistani people by religion (5 C) B. Buddhism in Uzbekistan (1 C, 1 P) C. Christianity in Uzbekistan (6 C, 3 P) I.

  6. Uzbekistan - Wikipedia

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    Uzbekistan is part of the Turkic world, as well as a member of the Organization of Turkic States. Uzbek, spoken by the Uzbek people, is the official language and spoken by the majority of its inhabitants, while Russian and Tajik are significant minority languages. Islam is the predominant religion, and most Uzbeks are Sunni Muslims. [19]

  7. Oriental Orthodoxy in Uzbekistan - Wikipedia

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    Remaining Armenians in Uzbekistan keep their religious traditions. There are two active Armenian churches in Uzbekistan, in Samarkand and Tashkent. During the Soviet Union era, they were closed; in 1995 a businessman from Samarqand of Armenian origin, Artur Martirosyan, donated to re-construct and re-open the church.

  8. Baháʼí Faith in Uzbekistan - Wikipedia

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    The Baháʼí Faith in Uzbekistan began in the lifetime of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the religion. [1] Circa 1918 there were an estimated 1900 Baháʼís in Tashkent.By the period of the policy of oppression of religion in the former Soviet Union the communities shrank away - by 1963 in the entire USSR there were about 200 Baháʼís. [2]

  9. Eastern Orthodoxy in Uzbekistan - Wikipedia

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    Uzbekistan has a Muslim majority, but some 5% of the population are Eastern Orthodox Christians, mainly ethnic Russians. [1] Russian Orthodox church in Tashkent Russian Orthodox church in Samarkand. Russian Orthodox Church in Uzbekistan started to form during the 19th century, when entire region was ruled by the Russian Empire.