Islam in Estonia

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There are currently (2006) believed to be just over 10,000 Muslims in Estonia but no mosques. The Muslims are mainly Tatars and Azeri whose ancestors immigrated to Estonia after the passing of Livonia and Estonia into the Russian Empire in 1721 and who (the overwehelming majority) immigrated during the Soviet period (1940–1991). Since 1860, the Tatar community started showing activity, the centre being in the city of Narva. A Muslim congregation (Narva Muhamedi Kogudus) was registered there under the independent Republic of Estonia in 1928 and a second one (Tallinna Muhamedi Usuühing) in Tallinn in 1939. A house built for funds received as donations was converted into a mosque in Narva. In 1940, the Soviet authorities banned both congregations, and the buildings of the congregations were destroyed during World War II (in 1944).

In the most recent census, performed in the year 2000, the number of people who reported themselves to be Muslims was 1,387.

[edit] Muslims among various ethnic groups in Estonia

Source:- http://www.worldchristiandatabase.org

• Tatar (2,363)
• Azeri (818)
• Uzbek (394)
• Chuvash (340)
• Kazakh (233)
• Georgian (25)
• Others (129)

[edit] External links

• A Mosque with a view
• islam.ee
• Overview of Islam in Estonia (in Estonian)
• Mis on Islam