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Are Iranian Sunni or Shia?
Iran is unique in the Muslim world because its population is overwhelmingly more Shia than Sunni (Shia constitute 95% of the population) and because its constitution is theocratic republic based on rule by a Shia jurist.
What religion is most in Iran?
According to the 2011 Iranian census, 99.98% of Iranians believe in Islam, while the rest of the population believe in other officially recognized minority religions: Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism.
What is the Iran religion?
Sunni and Shi’i are the two largest branches of Islam, with the overwhelming majority of Iranians practicing Shi’i Islam. About 90 percent of Iranians practice Shi’ism, the official religion of Iran.
Are there Armenians in Iran?
Today in Iran there are about 150,000 – 300,000 Armenians left, half of which live in the Tehran area. A quarter live in Isfahan, and the other quarter is concentrated in Northwestern Iran or Iranian Azerbaijan. The majority of Armenians live in the suburbs of Tehran, most notably Narmak, Majidiyeh, Nadershah, etc.
Are there any Sunni or Shi’a Muslims in Iran?
Currently, only about 5% of Muslims in Iran are Sunni. Other religious groups in the country are Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians. Atheism is not allowed in Iran, and most must declare themselves as a member of one of the four religions in the country.
What kind of religion do they have in Iran?
Islam in Iran. Nearly 90% of Iranians are Shi’a and about 10% are Sunni. Most Sunnis in Iran are Kurds, Larestani people (from Larestan ), Turkomen, and Baluchs, living in the northwest, northeast, south, and southeast. Almost all of Iranian Shi’as are Twelvers .
Which is the official religion of Iran and Azerbaijan?
The constitution of Iran recognizes Shia as the official religion in the country. Azerbaijan and Iran were both conquered by Shah Ismail I around the same time where he also forced a conversion of Sunnis to Shia Islam.
Which is the majority Sunni country in the world?
Some Sunni dominated countries include Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey and Syria (see more on Syria, below). However, Shia Muslims are the majority in some other countries such as Iran, Iraq, and more recently, Lebanon. What is the main religion in Iran?