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Answer 1
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Twelver shia Muslims live in many countries. Iran is the main Shia county and the leader of Shia Islam in world. Twelver Shia Islam constitute the majority of the population in Iran (90%), Azerbaijan (75%), Bahrain (70%), Lebanon (65% of Muslims) and Iraq (65%), Yemen (45%). Other countries with a significant proportion of Shia are Syria (15%), Kuwait (35%), Pakistan (20%), India (23% of Muslims), Afghanistan (15%), Saudi Arabia (18%), Turkey (20%), United Arab Emirates (16%), Qatar (15%), Albania(25%).
other Muslim countries are mainly sunni with minor shia population. Qum in Iran and Najaf in iraq are two main city of Shia Islam.
Answer 2
Shiites in Iraq are primarily concentrated to the southeast of the country all of the way up to Baghdad. Aside from Baghdad, the most important Shiite cities in Iraq are An-Najaf, Karbala, Barsa, and Umm-Qasr.
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Is Iraq a shiites?
yes. Iraq people are mostly Shia Muslims.
Who do the shiites think should rule Iraq?
The Shiites in Iraq do not have a unified perspective on who should rule Iraq, which is why there are several Shiite-majority parties in the Iraqi Parliament. However, most Shiites would prefer if Shiites were in power over Iraq and are intensely distrustful of Sunni Arabs given the long history of repression visited on the Shiites during Sunni Arab power.
Where do most shiites live?
They live in Southern Iraq all around the cities of Basrah and An-Nasariyah. I know this because I was deployed to the part of Iraq and it was Shiite territory. The other two major groups are the Sunnis and the Kurds. Sunni's live more central, west and north (Sunni Triangle) more so in major cities like Baghdad and other urban areas. Kurds live in mountain areas close to Turkey and also by the Iran border as they still have battles with the Iranians.
Are the shiites the largest group in Iraq?
Yes. the majority of Iraq people are Shia Muslims.
Who do shiites support in the Iraq controversy?
they support ayatollah Sistani the leader of Shia Muslims of Iraq.
What are the three major groups in Iraq?
Kurds, Sunni, and Shiites.
Do Sunnis outnumber Shiites in Iraq?
No, Shiites outnumber Sunnis in Iraq. However, Sunnis over the world outnumber Shiites. World statistics is that Sunnis Muslim world percentage is 85% of total world Muslims. While Shiites are less than 15%. Refer to question below for more information.
Do Shiites live in Israel?
No. Israel and Shiites have opposition.
In 1980 Iraq attacked Iran?
in retaliation for Khomeini's attempts to provoke Shiites in Iraq to overthrow the Iraqi government.
What are the Savaks and Shiites?
SAVAK was the Iranian Secret Police under the Shah of Iran. Shiites are the sect of Islam that is dominant in Iran, Iraq, and Azerbaijan.
What is the largest Muslim sect though a minority in Iraq?
Sunnis are the largest sect even though they are a minority to the Shiites in Iraq
Branch of Islam found primarily in Iraq and Iran?
Iran has shia Islam as the state religion and about 96% of Iranians are actually shiites. Iraq is a more difficult situation, Iraq consists of three major religious groups, Shiite muslims, Sunnite muslims and Kurds. Kurds live in the North-west of the country, shiites live in the east and north-east of the country (along the border with Iran), and sunnites are found in the rest of the country. Kurds don't have a main religion. some are shiites, some are sunnites. The majority of kurds are sunnites though. the overall religion of Iraq consists of 65% Shiites and 35% sunnites. this has created a lot of difficulty for Iraqi politics. the President is a sunnite and the prime minister is a shiite. it took more than 100 days for the winning parties to form a coalition partially because of the religious differences.
