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Timor-Leste's first prime minister, Mari Alkatiri, is a Muslim. [17] Islam was not traditionally practiced in Timor-Leste; much of the Muslim population are descendants of immigrants during the eras of Portuguese colonialism and Indonesian occupation. The main mosque in Timor-Leste is the An-Nur Mosque in Dili, constructed in 1955 for the Sunni ...
Religious buildings and structures in Timor-Leste (3 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Religion in Timor-Leste" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
All dioceses in East Timor are part of a national Episcopal Conference of Timor (Conferência Episcopal Timorense). There is an apostolic nunciature as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level) to Timor-Leste (East Timor), but it is located in neighboring Indonesia 's capital, Jakarta , at the same address as the Apostolic Nunciature to ...
Main menu. Main menu. ... East Timorese records (2 P) Religion in Timor-Leste (7 C, 2 P) S. Sport in East Timor (18 C, 2 P) W. Works about East Timor (1 C)
In 1992, before the independence of East Timor, Hindus constituted 0.5% of the population. [1] After the occupation, Hinduism decreased to less than 0.1% in Timor-Leste. According to the 2011 census, there are 195 Hindus in Timor-Leste. [2] However, the 2015 Census showed a slight increase in the absolute number of Hindus.
In the early 16th century, Portuguese and Dutch traders made contact with Timor-Leste. A Dominican mission was sent by the bishop of Malacca to Solor in 1562, and became established at Lifau in present-day Timor-Leste in 1641. [6] Portugal took over and maintained control of Timor-Leste until 1974, with a brief occupation by Japan during World ...
Timor-Leste, [a] also known as East Timor, [b] officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor , the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and the minor islands of Atauro and Jaco .
Timor-Leste's population (1861-2011). This is a demography of the population of Timor-Leste including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.