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Islam is a very minor religion in Bhutan. There are around 5,000–7,000 Muslims in the country.

Statistics

There are around 5,000–7,000 Muslims in Bhutan.[ citation needed]

Mosques

There are currently no mosques in Bhutan[ citation needed], which makes it the only country, along with Monaco and Slovakia which doesn't have mosque. [1] [2] The current Muslim population of the country, along with other non-Buddhist religion, pray at a small prayer hall built in Jakar.[ citation needed] In 2008, the Bhutan Muslim community built a mosque called the Jaigaon Mosque in Jaigaon, India, just across the Bhutan–India border. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sripada, Dilip Kumar (30 May 2023). "Monaco and Slovakia are a few other nations that have no Mosques in their countries like Bhutan". Factly. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Religion in Bhutan - Bhutanese People and Their Culture". Holidify. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. ^ Sasongko, Agung (27 February 2018). "Masjid Jaigon, Satu-satunya Masjid di Bhutan" [Jaigon Mosque, the Only Mosque in Bhutan]. Republika (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 August 2023.