Islam in Uruguay
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The statistics for Islam in Uruguay estimate a total Muslim
population of 300 to 400, representing 0.01 percent of the population. There are two Islamic centers, both of them in Montevideo
:
1) Egyptian Cultural Islamic Center.
2) Center for the Practice and Propagation of Islam, situated at Yi 1586 casi Cerro Largo.
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
population of 300 to 400, representing 0.01 percent of the population. There are two Islamic centers, both of them in Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
:
1) Egyptian Cultural Islamic Center.
2) Center for the Practice and Propagation of Islam, situated at Yi 1586 casi Cerro Largo.