Islam inColombia is a minority religion, with mostColombians adhering toChristianity (Roman Catholicism). According to a 2018 study conducted byPew Research Center, the size of the Colombian Muslim population ranges from about 85,000–100,000 people out of a total population of 50.4 million.[1] However, according to official estimates the Colombian Muslim community numbered just 10,000 people[2] or 0.02% of the total Colombian population.[3] Most Colombian Muslims are immigrants from theArab World along with a small number of localconverts.[2][4]
There are a number ofIslamic communities inColombia, the most important of which, according to their size, are inBogotá,Maicao andBuenaventura. There are also Islamic centers inSan Andrés,Nariño Department,Santa Marta andCartagena and primary as well as secondary Islamic schools in Bogotá andMaicao. Maicao plays host to the continent's third-largest mosque, theMosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab. Most Muslims in Colombia are descendants of Arab immigrants from Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine during the late 19th to early 20th century.[5] TheAfro-Colombian Muslims inBuenaventura, Colombia's mainPacific port city, have over the years embraced the teachings of theNation of Islam, mainstreamSunni Islam, and theShia Islam denomination.[6]
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