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The prevalent faith in modern-day Georgia is Orthodox Christianity, despite the country being geographically enclosed by the Islamic world. Simultaneously, the Middle Ages and the early modern period witnessed substantial interactions with the Islamic world, fostering conditions conducive to the propagation of Islam in Georgia. [6]
Adherents of Islam made up 10.7% of the population [2] and are mainly found in the Adjara and Kvemo Kartli regions and as a sizeable minority in Tbilisi. Catholics of the Armenian and Latin churches made up around 0.8% of the population and were mainly found in the south of Georgia and a small number in Tbilisi.
Georgia and the Caucasus around 740, just after the emirate was established. ... putting an end to the city's chance to become the center of an independent Islamic ...
Name Images Location Year/century Remarks Ahli Bayt Shia Mosque: Tbilisi?? Akho Mosque: Akho, Adjara: 1861: Sunni: Batumi Mosque: Batumi: 1866 [1]: Duisi mosque ...
One of the largest faith-based Muslim nonprofits in the world has been helping with damage assessment to homes from Hurricane Helene in Georgia.
Islamic terrorism in Georgia (country) (2 P) M. Mosques in Georgia (country) (4 P) Muslims from Georgia (country) (4 C, 28 P) Pages in category "Islam in Georgia ...
Islam in Georgia may refer to: Islam in Georgia (country) Islam in Georgia (U.S. state) See also. List of mosques in Georgia (disambiguation)
Despite their conversion to Islam, Adjarians have kept the Georgian language (with their own dialect) and traditions. [5] Still, their self-identification is ambiguous as their Islamic background is at odds with the Orthodox faith of their Georgian peers. [4] In the 1926 census, Adjarians were categorised as a distinct ethnic group.