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This map is a star<ng point for understanding the religious diversity in North Africa and West Asia between Egypt and Iran. The religious peoples represented on this map are Sunni and Shi‘i Muslims, Chris<ans, Jews, Druze, and the Alevis of Turkey. The map also marks the loca<ons of historically significant religious monuments, shrines, and holy places. The shaded areas do not indicate religious homogeneity; this map simplifies the distribu<on of religious groups to provide a basic picture of the region. Please note: According to the Harvard Divinity School Religious Literacy Project, “Alevism is a branch of Shi‘a Islam that is prac<ced in Turkey and the Balkans among ethnic Turks and Kurds, and is related to—though dis<nct from—Alawism in Syria. Alevis make up 20% of Turkish Muslims and comprise Turkey’s largest religious minority community.”
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Thismapisastar<ngpointforunderstandingthereligiousdiversityinNorthAfricaandWestAsiabetweenEgyptandIran.ThereligiouspeoplesrepresentedonthismapareSunniandShi‘iMuslims,Chris<ans,Jews,Druze,andtheAlevisofTurkey.Themapalsomarkstheloca<onsofhistoricallysignificantreligiousmonuments,shrines,andholyplaces.Theshadedareasdonotindicatereligioushomogeneity;thismapsimplifiesthedistribu<onofreligiousgroupstoprovideabasicpictureoftheregion.Pleasenote:AccordingtotheHarvardDivinitySchoolReligiousLiteracyProject,“AlevismisabranchofShi‘aIslamthatisprac<cedinTurkeyandtheBalkansamongethnicTurksandKurds,andisrelatedto—thoughdis<nctfrom—AlawisminSyria.Alevismakeup20%ofTurkishMuslimsandcompriseTurkey’slargestreligiousminoritycommunity.”

Althoughthismapisoutofdate(itdoesnotshowtheunifica<onofYemen,whichtookplaceinMay1990)itdoessupplementthereligiousmaponthepreviouspagewithlate20thcenturydataonthepercentageofacountry’spopula<onthatisShi‘iandthegeographicdistribu<onofShi‘iMuslimpopula<onsacrossWestAsia,CentralAsia,andSouthAsia.


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