Over 700 religious communities registered in Azerbaijan

Over 700 religious communities registered in Azerbaijan
# 27 December 2016 12:01 (UTC +04:00)

This year the number of registered religious communities in Azerbaijan reached 749, of which 101 are Islamic and 4 non-Islamic, the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations said in an annual report.

Of the religious communities registered so far, 721 are Muslim and 28 non-Muslim. Of the latter, 17 communities are Christian, 8 Jewish, 2 Bahá'í, and 1 Krishnaite.

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