Shia Islam in Saudi Arabia
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title:
Shia Islam in Saudi Arabia
text:
The Saudi government does not conduct a census on religion or ethnicity, but some sources estimate the Shia population in Saudi Arabia to make up around 10-15% of the approximately 34 million natives of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's Twelver Shia community, the Baharna, is primarily concentrated in the country's Eastern Province, chiefly Qatif and Al-Ahsa. A Twelver Shia community also exists in Medina known as the Nakhawila. Similarly, a tribal Shia community also exists in the Hijaz region, mani
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Religious and ethnic minority in Saudi Arabia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam_in_Saudi_Arabia
date created:
2009-03-01T15:57:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T15:04:58Z
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