Islam in Albania

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During the Ottoman rule, the majority of Albanians were of Muslim affiliation (Sunni and Bektashi). However, decades of state atheism which ended in 1991 brought a decline in religious practice in all traditions.

Et'hem Bey Mosque, one of the oldest mosques in Tirana.

A recent Pew Research Center demographic study put the percentage of Muslims in Albania at 79.9%.[1]

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  1. Miller, Tracy, ed. (October 2009), Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population (PDF), Pew Research Center, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-25, retrieved 2009-10-08