2,250 Mosques Functioning in Azerbaijan

Baku / 11.01.17 / Turan: 2,250 mosques operate in Azerbaijan, and 136 of them are located in Baku. This was reported by the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations.

In addition, there are 14 churches and 7 synagogues in the country.

There are also 748 sanctuaries and places of worship registered in the country, including 25 in the Baku-Absheron region.

After the start of re-registration of religious communities (01.09.2009), 793 structures passed state registration, including 765 Islamic and 28 non-Islamic communities.

Among the latter, 17 are Christian, 8 are Judaic, 1 is Krishna, and 2 are Baha'i.

In 2017 the process of registration of religious educational institutions began. Ten of them received state registration and are now called not madrasah, but colleges. -05D06-

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