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Part of a series on Islam by continent |
Islam is currently the second most widely professed religion in the North Ossetia–Alania. While the majority of Ossetians are Christian, according to official estimates, 15–30 percent of the population is Muslim.
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The Digor in the west came under Kabard and Islamic influence. It was through the Kabardians (an East Circassian tribe) that Islam was introduced into North Ossetia-Alania in the 17th century.
The Ossetian capital of Vladikavkaz houses the Mukhtarov Mosque, built in the beginning of the 20th century. Money for the construction of the mosque was donated by Murtuza Mukhtarov. The mosque was built in the Egyptian style and has no architectural analogies in the North Caucasus. But it was only after the collapse of the Soviet Union that a massive religious revival occurred. Islam began to be practiced more openly.
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