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Islam in Cyprus is the island's second-largest religion after Christianity, and is also the predominant faith of the Turkish Cypriot community which resides in Northern Cyprus. [1] Before the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, the Turkish Cypriot community made up 18% of the island's population and lived throughout the island.
Religion in Cyprus is dominated by the Eastern Orthodox branch of Christianity, whose adherents make up 73% of the total population of the entire island. Most Greek Cypriots are members of the autocephalous Greek Orthodox 'Church of Cyprus'. Most Turkish Cypriots are officially Sunni Muslims.
Cyprus has an area of 5,747 square miles (14,880 km 2) and a population in the government-controlled area of 918,100 in 2022. [1]The 2011 census of the government-controlled area notes that 89.1 of the population follows Greek Orthodox Christianity, 2.9% are Roman Catholic, 2% are Protestants, 1.8% are Muslims and 1% are Buddhists; Maronite Catholics, Armenian Orthodox, Jews, Jehovah’s ...
The Greek Cypriots are members of the Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus (Church of Cyprus). In addition to the Orthodox Christian and Sunni Muslim communities, there is also small Maronite (Eastern Rites Catholic) community. In Northern Cyprus are the historical churches of Notre Dame de Tyre in Nicosia (1308) and Ganchvor in ...
Cyprus [f] (/ ˈ s aɪ p r ə s / ⓘ), officially the Republic of Cyprus, [g] is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Although it is geographically located in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical make-up are overwhelmingly Southeast European. It is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean.
The constitution of Northern Cyprus protects the freedom of religion, and it states that Northern Cyprus is a secular state. [1]The US Department of State report in 2002 stated that religious freedom was protected by law in Northern Cyprus and the government generally respected the freedom of religion. [2]
Name Images City Year Remarks Agha Cafer Pasha Mosque: Kyrenia: 1580s Akkavuk Mosque: Nicosia (North) : 1904 It is on the site of a smaller mosque from 1895. Akkule Mosque
Islam in Cyprus (4 C, 3 P) J. Jews and Judaism in Cyprus (5 C, 2 P) L. ... Pages in category "Religion in Cyprus" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 ...