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shia Muslims live in many countries. Iran is the main Shia county and the leader of Shia Islam in world. Shia Islam constitute the majority of the population in Iran (90%), Azerbaijan (75%), Bahrain (30%), Lebanon (65% of Muslims) and Iraq (65%), Yemen (45%). Other countries with a significant proportion of Shia are Syria (15%), Kuwait (35%), Pakistan (20%), India (23% of Muslims), Afghanistan (15%), Saudi Arabia (18%), Turkey (20%), United Arab Emirates (16%), Qatar (15%), Albania(25%).
other Muslim countries are mainly sunni with minor shia population. Qum in Iran and Najaf in iraq are two main city of Shia Islam.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoIt is estimated that 10-13% of the world's Muslims are Shi'a, with 154 to 200 million Shi'a Muslims worldwide. More than 67% of the world's Shi'as live in five nations: India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and Pakistan. Although a minority in the Muslim world, Shi'as constitute the majority of the populations in Iran, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Iraq and Lebanon
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∙ 12y agoshia Muslims live in many countries. but shia Muslims mainly live in Iran. also Iraq, Bahrain, Pakistan, Azerbaijan and many more. other Muslim countries are mainly sunni with minor shia population. Qum in Iran is main central city of Shia Islam. also Najaf in Iraq was in past a main city of Iran and also today.
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∙ 14y agoIran is predominantly Shiite Muslims.
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Which countries in the Middle East are predominantly Shiite?
Certainly Iran. Iraq and Azerbaijan are also majority Shiite countries. Other countries like Lebanon and Yemen have large Shiite minorities.
What countries have a large Shiite Muslim population?
Iran, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, and Iraq.
What countries Muslim population is a mixture of Sunni Shiite and Druze?
Mainly; Syria and Lebanon
Which of the countries in middle east Asia is predominantly shiite?
Iran is the main Shia Moslem country
What countries have Bibles?
Mostly all countries have bibles.
When was Holy Shiite created?
Holy Shiite was created in 2004.
Why do Shiite Muslim women have to cover their faces with only the eye region exposed?
All Muslim women are supposed to do so. It is not particular for Shiite. It is worth noting that the wearing of the niqab (which covers the front of the face) is actually more common among Sunni women than Shiite women, if only because of the laws and culture of Iran as compared to Sunni-majority Arabian countries.
What countries are mostly desert?
Egypt
What countries were mostly affected by the Holocaust?
Mostly the Jews, gays and Gypsies of Central Europe, Germany, Austria, Poland and neighboring countries.
What is the word 'shiite' when translated from Japanese to English?
"Shiite" = an act done by force
What countries on the equator are mostly desert?
There are no countries on the equator that are mostly desert. Because the region of the equator is noted for its heavy rainfall, deserts do not occur there.
What is an anti-Shiite?
An anti-Shiite is a person who exhibits prejudice or discrimination towards Shiites.
