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According to the 2014 Georgian Census, there were 398,677 Muslims in Georgia, down from 433,784 Muslims according to the 2004 Georgian Census. However, the share of Muslims clearly increased from 9.9 percent in 2004 to 10.7 percent in 2014. The Muslim population lives mainly in rural areas (298,668 people, or about 75% of the total population).
The country has a total area of approximately 67,000 square kilometres (25,900 sq mi), and a population (as of 2014) of 3.7 million people.. In addition, there are a small number of mostly ethnic Russian believers from two dissenter Christian movements: the ultra-Orthodox Old Believers, and the Spiritual Christians (the Molokans and the Doukhobors).
There are an estimated 75,000 Muslims in the area and approximately 3 [20] 5 mosques. The largest mosque, Al-Farooq Masjid of Atlanta, is located on 14th Street in Midtown Atlanta. [ 21 ] Muslims constitute 1.3% per cent of the population, giving Atlanta the sixth largest Muslim proportion in the country.
A growing group of Muslim voters in Georgia say they will not back either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump because of their support of Israel.
[1] [2] The mosque was the first majority-immigrant mosque in the city, [3] though several mosques serving African-American Muslims were present in the city at the time. [4] [5] It was established in Home Park, a neighborhood close to Georgia Tech's campus. [3] The mosque later established a cemetery, and in the 1990s they opened two schools. [6]
Al-Mu’minun is nationally known for advocacy of Muslims and Islamic Issues. The Masjid congregation and staff have been the subject of numerous religious programs and news features in recent years Islamic Community Center of Augusta: Augusta: Georgia: 2012 S Masjid Al-Quba: Buford: Georgia: 2010 S Established first Masjid in vicinity of Mall ...
The Council on American Islamic Relations advocacy group said on Tuesday it filed a civil rights complaint on behalf of some students at the University of Georgia alleging differential treatment ...
1920: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was established by the arrival of Mufti Muhammad Sadiq, an Indian Ahmadi Muslim missionary, he later purchased a building in south Chicago and converted it to what is today known as the Al-Sadiq Mosque which was rebuilt as purpose-built mosque in 1990s.