Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In 2003 Kazakhstan established Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, that aims to facilitate religious dialogue ensuring inter-religious tolerance, and freedom in Kazakhstan. [35] In 2023, the country was scored 1 out of 4 for religious freedom. [36] It was noted that legal amendments in 2022 placed extra restrictions on citizens.
Other religious groups include Judaism, the BaháΚΌí Faith, Hare Krishnas, Buddhism, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [3] There is also currently a revival of the traditional religion of Tengriism, which was the largest indigenous faith on the Kazakh steppe before the introduction of Islam. [4] [5]
Religious buildings and structures in Kazakhstan (6 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Religion in Kazakhstan" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Islam is the largest religion practiced in Kazakhstan, with estimates of about 74% [1] of the country's population being Muslim. Ethnic Kazakhs are predominantly Sunni Muslims of the Hanafi school . [ 2 ]
The 6th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions was held in Astana between October 10 and 11, 2018, and the theme was “Religious Leaders for a Safe World." [11] 82 delegations from 46 countries participated in the sixth congress. [12] Two plenary sessions and four breakout sessions were held at the forum.
Kazakhstan supports international efforts for promoting inter-religious dialogue and tolerance. Every four years, Astana (the capital of Kazakhstan) hosts the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions is housed in the iconic Pyramid of Peace and Accord. The congress assembles religious leaders from all corners of the world to ...
Kazakhstan, [d] officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, [e] is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a small portion situated in Eastern Europe. [f] It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea.
The 2021 census noted that Kazakhstan is 69.31% Muslim, 17.19% Christian, 11.25% other religious beliefs and 2.25% no religious belief. [1] [2]Other figures suggest that 24% of the population is Orthodox, 1% is either Protestant or Catholic and 1% belongs to other Christian denominations.