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Which middle eastern country is ruled by an ayatollah?
THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN is the only country in the world, and specifically in the Middle East, that is currently (or has ever been) ruled by an Ayatollah. (Previous Shiite Theocracies, like the Safavid Empire, were still ruled by monarchs and the Ayatollahs had an advisory role, but no direct power.)
Which of the countries in middle east Asia is predominantly shiite?
Iran is the main Shia Moslem country
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.
How do the people of Iran differ from other southwest Asian peoples?
What distinguishes Iran is that it is majority Persian ethnicity (as generally opposed to Arab ethnicity). It is also the largest Shiite Islamic-majority country (although it is not the only one as both Iraq and Bahrain are Middle Eastern countries with Shiite majorities).
In what country do most Shiite Muslims live in?
Iraq and Iran
What two religions cause a lot of conflict in the middle east?
Sunni Islam and Shiite Islam cause a lot of conflict in the Middle East.
Which Islamic country is almost entirely Shia?
Iran is an Islamic country with the wide majority of it population are Shiite Muslims.
In what country are Shiite imams important and influential?
Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, Yemen, Lebanon.
Shiite muslems of azerbaijan have much in common with their ethnic relatives in which neighboring country in the south?
Iran
What are the two groups of muslims in the middle east?
There are actually three main sects of Islam in the Middle East. In order of size, most populous to least populous: Sunni, Shiite, and Ibadi.
When was Holy Shiite created?
Holy Shiite was created in 2004.
What was middle east government before the crusades?
Prior to the Crusades, there was no "unified Middle East government". The dominant countries in the Middle East were the Abbassid and Fatimid Caliphates, which were hereditary monarchies that ruled according to Sunni and Ismaili Shiite jurisprudence respectively.
