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Islam in Uruguay

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Uruguay is a Christian majority country, with Islam being a minority religion. Due to the secular nature of Uruguay's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country.

The statistics for Islam in Uruguay estimate a total Muslim population of 700–1,500, representing 0.1 percent of the population by the USCIRF Report-2022.[1]

A significant Muslim population lives in Chuy, near the Brazilian border, as well as Rivera, Artigas and Montevideo.

Mosques & Islamic Centers

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There is limited number of Mosques and Islamic centers in Uruguay:

  1. Musallah Al Haazimi(mosque)
  2. Egyptian Cultural Islamic Center[2][3]
  3. Islamic center of Uruguay[4]
  4. Centro Islamico Del Uruguay[5]
  5. Fraternidad Islámica del Uruguay[5]

Distribution

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The majority of Muslims live in the eastern Uruguayan department of Rocha, in the city of Chuy, as well as in the cities of Rivera, Artigas, and Montevideo.[6]

Palestinian Uruguayans

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Palestinian Uruguayans (السطينيو أوروغواي) are Uruguayan citizens born in Palestine and residing in Uruguay. Approximately 5,000 Palestinians live mainly in the city of Chuí, which borders Chui city, which has a mosque and Islamic community in Brazil, and the rest in the city of Rivera. The majority of Palestinian Uruguayans are Muslims, with a minority being Christians.[7]

Arab Uruguayans

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Arab Uruguayans are mainly immigrants from the territory of present-day Lebanon (whose descendants may now number over 50,000 [8][9]). Uruguayan Arabs also include immigrants from other Arab countries, such as Egypt, Syria, Morocco, and Palestine. The majority of Uruguayan Arabs are Christian, with a minority being Muslim, and a small number being Jewish.[8] About 500 Arabs live in the cities of Chui and Rivera on the border with Brazil.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "URUGUAY-2022" (PDF). US Department Of State(gov.). Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Centro Egipcio de la Cultura Islámica :: Mapeo de la Sociedad Civil". www.mapeosociedadcivil.uy. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  3. ↑ "Mosque of Montevideo – Mosqpedia". Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  4. ↑ "One moment, please..." centroislamicouruguay.com.uy. Archived from the original on 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  5. 1 2 "Islam di Uruguay". www.masjidinfo.net (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  6. ↑ "El islam: una religión en vías de expansión". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  7. ↑ "Subjectivity and frontierland" (in Spanish). Brecha. 15 November 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 Arocena, Felipe (September 2009). "La contribución de los inmigrantes en Uruguay" [The contribution of immigrants in Uruguay] (PDF). Papeles del CEIC (in Spanish). 2009/2 (47). University of the Basque Country. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  9. ↑ Renzo Pi Hugarte. "La asimilación cultural de los siriolibaneses y sus descendientes en Uruguay" (PDF). Retrieved 6 April 2025.
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