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Religion in Uzbekistan. Devonaboy Mosque in Andijan. Islam is the main religion in Uzbekistan. 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.
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. Despite its predominance and history, the practice of Islam has been far from ...
Freedom of religion in Uzbekistan. The Constitution provides for freedom of religion and for the principle of separation of church and state; however, the Government continued to restrict these rights in practice. The Government permits the operation of what it considers mainstream religious groups, including approved Muslim groups, Jewish ...
Christianity in Uzbekistan is a minority religion. Christianity accounted for 2.3% of the population or 630,000 according to a 2010 study by Pew Research Center. [1]
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. [15]
The Catholic Church in Uzbekistan is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. In 2020, there were approximately 4000 Catholics in the country of 27 million; [1] this is a decrease of 20% from 2008. [2] They are organized under a single Apostolic Administration of Uzbekistan (missionary pre ...
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]
Buddhism in Uzbekistan. Buddhist temple in Tashkent. Buddhism is practiced by about 0.2% of the population of Uzbekistan, according to the US State Department 's International Religious Freedom Report 2004. Most are ethnic Koreans. Officially only one Buddhist denomination is registered in Uzbekistan, also there is a Buddhist temple in Tashkent.