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The Bibi-Heybat Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan. Islam is the majority religion in Azerbaijan, but the country is considered to be the most secular in the Muslim world. [5] Estimates include 90% (The World Factbook, 2020) [6] and 99.2% (Pew Research Center, 2006) [7] of the population identifying as Muslim.
In 2022, the European Court of Human Rights found the government violated individual freedom of religion or belief in cases involving seven individuals. At the end of the year, 22 individuals were detained due to their religious beliefs or practices. [18] In 2023, the country was scored zero out of four for religious freedom by Freedom House. [2]
Azerbaijan is a secular state by law. [1] The Constitution states, "religious associations shall be separate from the state and shall not interfere in state affairs." [ 1 ]
After independence, the laws regarding religion are quite clear. In Article 7 of the constitution, Azerbaijan is declared a secular state. This point is driven home in Article 19 with the statement of the separation of religion and state and the equality of all religions before the law as well as the secular character of the state educational ...
Azerbaijan religion-related lists (1 C) C. Christianity in Azerbaijan (6 C, 6 P) H. Hinduism in Azerbaijan (1 C, 2 P) I. Islam in Azerbaijan (4 C, 7 P) J.
Eastern Orthodoxy in Azerbaijan is the main Christian and the second largest religious group in the Republic of Azerbaijan (after Islam). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] According to statistics, the Eastern Orthodox , or Byzantine tradition in Azerbaijan is 2.3% (209.7 thousand people).
In October 2016, Pope Francis visited Azerbaijan on what was the second papal visit in the country's history during which he emphasised Azerbaijan's embrace of religious diversity. [ 30 ] In 2024, Archbishop Paul Gallagher , the Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations, visited Azerbaijan to lay the ...
Zoroastrianism in Azerbaijan goes back to the first millennium BC or earlier and was the predominant religion of Greater Iran before the conversion to Islam. [1]Today the religion, culture, and traditions of Zoroastrianism remain highly respected in Azerbaijan, and the new year Nowruz continues to be one of the main holidays in the country.