Islam in North Macedonia facts for kids

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Islam is the second largest religion by population of North Macedonia, after Orthodox Christianity. In 2017, Muslims carried 37% to 47% of the total 2017 Macedonian population.

Muslims in Macedonia are mostly descended from Albanian immigrants, and a small Turk, Bosnian immigrants and Macedonian convert to Islam. Most of them are Sunni Islam of Hanafi madhhab.

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Religious structure of Macedonia by settlements 2002. Muslims (green), Orthodox Christian (blue)
The Šarena Džamija, built in 1438, is a mosque in Tetovo.
Mustafa Pasha Mosque in Skopje.
Gazi Hajdar Kadi Mosque in Bitola.
Yeni Mosque in Bitola
The Monastir (Bitola) bazaar in 1914.
Mosques in Bitola
Mustafa Pasha's Mosque
Door detail from Mustafa Pasha's Mosque
Islamic inscription from Mustafa Pasha's Mosque.
Mosque of Ali Pasha in Ohrid

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