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Muslim Europe
The term Muslim Europe is used for the predominantly Muslim countries of Europe, including Kosovo, Albania, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kazakhstan; it is also used for the Islam in Europe, Muslim community in Europe. Islam has had a historical stronghold in the Balkans since the Ottoman wars in Europe. *Islam in Kosovo, 95.6% (2011 census) *Islam in Albania, 58.79% (2011 census) *Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 50.7% (2013 census) The number of Muslims in European countries is estimated at 44 million, or 5% of the total population. Pew Research Center, 18 December 2012 See also *European Islam *List of cities in the European Union by Muslim populationReferences Sources * * *{{ ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islam In Europe
Islam is the second-largest religion in Europe after Christianity. Although the majority of Muslim communities in Western Europe formed recently, there are centuries-old Muslim societies in the Balkans, Caucasus, Crimea, and Volga region. The term "Muslim Europe" is used to refer to the Muslim-majority countries in the Balkans (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, and Kosovo) and parts of countries in Eastern Europe with sizable Muslim minorities (Bulgaria, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, and some republics of Russia) that constitute large populations of native European Muslims, although the majority are secular. Islam expanded into the Caucasus through the Muslim conquest of Persia in the 7th century and entered Southern Europe through the expansion after the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in the 8th–10th centuries; Muslim political entities existed firmly in what is today Spain, Portugal, Sicily, and Malta during the Middle Ages. The Muslim populations in these territorie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
