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559 religious communities active in Azerbaijan

22 July 2011 10:16 (UTC+04:00)
559 religious communities active in Azerbaijan

BAKU – 559 religious communities are currently registered in Azerbaijan, head of the state body on religious organizations has said.

Hidayat Orujov said 525 of the communities worship Islam, while the remaining 34 – other religions. 23 of the non-Islamic organizations preach Christianity, while seven others – Judaism, three Bahaism, and one is a Krishna community.

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