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1966:. East coast Sri Lankan Moors are primarily farmers, fishermen, and traders. According to the controversial census of 2007, the Moors are 5% (only Moors, not the entire Muslim population of the eastern province). Their family lines are traced through women, as in kinship systems of the southwest Indian state of
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attacked, persecuted, and destroyed the Sri Lankan Moor settlements, warehouses, and trading networks. Many defeated Moors sought refuge from persecution by escaping to the interior of Sri Lanka. The population of Sri Lankan Moors declined significantly during the
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in the 1870s, is the most prevalent Sufi order among the Sri Lankan
Muslims followed by Aroosiyathul qadiriya. The Deobandi Tablighi Jamaat, jamathe islame and thawheed jamath etc. also have centers in Colombo. Sunni scholar
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3166:
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3141:
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3065:
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2848:
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2838:
2833:
2828:
2823:
2818:
2813:
2807:
2805:
2799:
2798:
2795:Islam in Asia
2793:
2791:
2790:
2783:
2776:
2768:
2762:
2761:
2754:
2726:
2723:
2720:
2719:
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2305:
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2262:
2257:
2252:
2247:
2242:
2237:
2231:
2230:
2216:
2200:
2197:
2181:Dawoodi Bohras
2131:
2128:
2101:Malay language
2089:Southeast Asia
2087:originated in
2054:Main article:
2051:
2048:
1987:
1984:
1955:
1952:
1926:
1923:
1884:Tamil language
1872:Main article:
1861:
1858:
1820:
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1649:
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1644:
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1636:
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1618:
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1443:
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1424:Middle Eastern
1338:
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1334:
1327:
1320:
1312:
1309:
1308:
1295:
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1291:
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1189:
1184:
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1180:
1179:
1176:
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1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1151:United Kingdom
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1107:
1106:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1031:
1026:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
961:
956:
951:
946:
941:
936:
931:
925:
920:
919:
916:
915:
912:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
730:
725:
724:
721:
720:
717:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
596:
591:
586:
581:
576:
575:
574:
569:
559:
554:
549:
544:
539:
534:
529:
524:
519:
514:
509:
504:
499:
494:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
464:
459:
453:
448:
447:
444:
443:
440:
439:
434:
429:
424:
419:
414:
409:
404:
399:
394:
389:
384:
379:
374:
369:
364:
359:
354:
349:
344:
339:
338:
337:
335:Western Sahara
327:
322:
317:
312:
307:
302:
297:
292:
287:
282:
277:
272:
267:
262:
257:
252:
247:
242:
237:
232:
227:
222:
217:
212:
207:
202:
197:
192:
187:
182:
177:
172:
167:
162:
157:
151:
146:
145:
142:
141:
134:
126:
125:
115:
114:
104:
103:
99:
98:
96:
95:
92:
89:
86:
81:
74:
61:
60:
56:
55:
49:
48:
44:
43:
40:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3342:
3331:
3328:
3327:
3325:
3308:
3305:
3303:
3300:
3298:
3295:
3293:
3290:
3289:
3287:
3285:
3282:
3280:
3277:
3276:
3274:
3270:
3264:
3261:
3259:
3256:
3255:
3253:
3249:
3243:
3240:
3238:
3235:
3233:
3230:
3229:
3227:
3223:
3217:
3214:
3213:
3211:
3207:
3203:
3196:
3191:
3189:
3184:
3182:
3177:
3176:
3173:
3161:
3157:
3153:
3151:
3143:
3142:
3139:
3133:
3130:
3128:
3125:
3123:
3120:
3118:
3115:
3113:
3110:
3109:
3107:
3102:
3098:
3092:
3089:
3087:
3086:South Ossetia
3084:
3082:
3079:
3077:
3074:
3072:
3069:
3068:
3066:
3064:
3058:
3052:
3049:
3047:
3044:
3042:
3039:
3037:
3034:
3032:
3029:
3027:
3024:
3022:
3019:
3017:
3014:
3012:
3009:
3007:
3004:
3002:
2999:
2997:
2994:
2992:
2989:
2987:
2984:
2982:
2979:
2977:
2974:
2972:
2969:
2967:
2964:
2962:
2959:
2957:
2954:
2952:
2949:
2947:
2944:
2942:
2939:
2937:
2934:
2932:
2929:
2927:
2924:
2922:
2919:
2917:
2914:
2912:
2909:
2907:
2904:
2902:
2899:
2897:
2894:
2892:
2889:
2887:
2884:
2882:
2879:
2877:
2874:
2872:
2869:
2867:
2864:
2862:
2859:
2857:
2854:
2852:
2849:
2847:
2844:
2842:
2839:
2837:
2834:
2832:
2829:
2827:
2824:
2822:
2819:
2817:
2814:
2812:
2809:
2808:
2806:
2804:
2800:
2796:
2789:
2784:
2782:
2777:
2775:
2770:
2769:
2766:
2759:
2755:
2753:
2752:5-484-01002-0
2749:
2745:
2741:
2740:Leonid Grinin
2737:
2736:Peter Turchin
2733:
2729:
2728:
2724:
2715:
2709:
2701:
2700:public domain
2691:
2687:
2683:
2679:
2675:
2674:
2666:
2664:
2662:
2660:
2658:
2656:
2654:
2652:
2650:
2648:
2646:
2642:
2629:
2623:
2620:
2615:
2609:
2605:
2604:
2596:
2593:
2582:on 2017-04-28
2581:
2577:
2573:
2567:
2564:
2559:
2555:
2549:
2546:
2541:
2534:
2531:
2526:
2520:
2517:
2512:
2506:
2503:
2498:
2492:
2489:
2483:
2480:
2475:
2469:
2455:on 2013-05-24
2454:
2450:
2444:
2442:
2438:
2433:
2429:
2422:
2420:
2416:
2405:on 2016-03-04
2401:
2394:
2388:
2385:
2374:on 2019-01-07
2373:
2369:
2365:
2359:
2357:
2353:
2341:
2335:
2332:
2316:
2310:
2307:
2300:
2290:
2287:
2280:
2276:
2273:
2271:
2268:
2266:
2263:
2261:
2258:
2256:
2253:
2251:
2248:
2246:
2243:
2241:
2238:
2236:
2233:
2232:
2228:
2217:
2214:
2203:
2198:
2196:
2194:
2190:
2186:
2182:
2177:
2175:
2172:
2168:
2164:
2160:
2156:
2152:
2145:
2141:
2137:
2136:Dawoodi Bohra
2129:
2127:
2125:
2121:
2117:
2113:
2109:
2105:
2102:
2098:
2094:
2090:
2086:
2078:
2074:
2070:
2062:
2057:
2049:
2047:
2045:
2041:
2037:
2033:
2029:
2025:
2021:
2017:
2013:
2009:
2005:
2001:
1997:
1993:
1985:
1983:
1981:
1977:
1973:
1969:
1965:
1961:
1953:
1951:
1949:
1945:
1941:
1937:
1936:United States
1933:
1924:
1922:
1920:
1916:
1912:
1908:
1904:
1900:
1896:
1891:
1889:
1885:
1881:
1875:
1866:
1859:
1857:
1855:
1851:
1847:
1843:
1839:
1835:
1831:
1827:
1813:
1810:
1807:
1806:
1798:
1795:
1792:
1791:
1783:
1780:
1777:
1776:
1768:
1765:
1762:
1761:
1753:
1750:
1747:
1746:
1738:
1735:
1732:
1731:
1723:
1720:
1718:1931 Estimate
1717:
1716:
1708:
1705:
1702:
1701:
1693:
1690:
1687:
1686:
1678:
1675:
1672:
1671:
1663:
1660:
1657:
1656:
1648:
1645:
1642:
1641:
1637:
1634:
1631:
1630:
1623:
1616:
1614:
1612:
1606:
1602:
1600:
1596:
1592:
1588:
1584:
1579:
1577:
1573:
1569:
1563:
1561:
1556:
1552:
1548:
1543:
1541:
1537:
1533:
1529:
1525:
1520:
1518:
1514:
1510:
1506:
1502:
1498:
1493:
1491:
1487:
1483:
1479:
1474:
1470:
1466:
1462:
1458:
1454:
1449:
1441:
1439:
1437:
1433:
1429:
1425:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1411:
1407:
1403:
1399:
1395:
1391:
1387:
1386:North Central
1383:
1379:
1375:
1371:
1367:
1363:
1357:
1353:
1349:
1344:
1333:
1328:
1326:
1321:
1319:
1314:
1313:
1311:
1310:
1307:
1297:
1296:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1243:New Caledonia
1241:
1239:
1236:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1190:
1187:
1182:
1181:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1153:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1105:
1102:
1101:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1034:Liechtenstein
1032:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
926:
923:
918:
917:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
899:United States
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
814:French Guiana
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
731:
728:
723:
722:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
573:
570:
568:
565:
564:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
530:
528:
525:
523:
520:
518:
515:
513:
510:
508:
505:
503:
500:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
465:
463:
460:
458:
455:
454:
451:
446:
445:
438:
435:
433:
430:
428:
425:
423:
420:
418:
415:
413:
410:
408:
405:
403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
385:
383:
380:
378:
375:
373:
370:
368:
365:
363:
360:
358:
355:
353:
350:
348:
345:
343:
340:
336:
333:
332:
331:
328:
326:
323:
321:
318:
316:
313:
311:
308:
306:
303:
301:
298:
296:
293:
291:
288:
286:
283:
281:
278:
276:
273:
271:
270:Guinea-Bissau
268:
266:
263:
261:
258:
256:
253:
251:
248:
246:
243:
241:
238:
236:
233:
231:
228:
226:
223:
221:
218:
216:
213:
211:
208:
206:
203:
201:
198:
196:
193:
191:
188:
186:
183:
181:
178:
176:
173:
171:
168:
166:
163:
161:
158:
156:
153:
152:
149:
144:
143:
138:
132:
128:
127:
124:
120:
113:
109:
105:
100:
93:
90:
87:
85:
82:
80:
76:
75:
72:
68:
67:
62:
57:
50:
45:
38:
33:
27:
19:
3242:Christianity
3236:
3101:Dependencies
3031:Turkmenistan
3005:
2996:Saudi Arabia
2734:. Edited by
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2632:. Retrieved
2622:
2602:
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2584:. Retrieved
2580:the original
2575:
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2533:
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2505:
2491:
2482:
2457:. Retrieved
2453:the original
2431:
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2387:
2376:. Retrieved
2372:the original
2367:
2344:. Retrieved
2334:
2322:. Retrieved
2309:
2289:
2270:Tamil Muslim
2245:Indian Moors
2213:Islam portal
2178:
2147:
2103:
2082:
2079:, Sri Lanka
1989:
1957:
1928:
1903:North Africa
1892:
1877:
1823:
1607:
1603:
1587:Saudi Arabia
1580:
1564:
1544:
1528:South Indian
1521:
1494:
1457:Indian Ocean
1445:
1428:Indian Ocean
1421:
1394:Sabaragamuwa
1382:Northwestern
1360:
1208:Cook Islands
694:Turkmenistan
663:
654:Saudi Arabia
397:South Africa
387:Sierra Leone
175:Burkina Faso
64:
26:
3160:Asia portal
3061:States with
2981:Philippines
2921:South Korea
2916:North Korea
2811:Afghanistan
2486:Gugler 2011
2324:20 February
2165:(in modern
2124:Sunni Islam
2004:Dharga Town
1980:Islamic law
1970:, like the
1932:Middle East
1919:South India
1830:Trincomalee
1638:Percentage
1540:Sunni Islam
1480:due to the
1469:Middle East
1248:New Zealand
1141:Switzerland
1069:Netherlands
879:Saint Lucia
809:El Salvador
644:Philippines
572:South Korea
567:North Korea
457:Afghanistan
402:South Sudan
275:Ivory Coast
71:Sunni Islam
3258:Irreligion
3041:Uzbekistan
3016:Tajikistan
2931:Kyrgyzstan
2911:Kazakhstan
2831:Bangladesh
2821:Azerbaijan
2725:References
2586:2017-12-17
2459:2012-08-27
2409:2018-01-31
2378:2012-10-09
2346:2021-12-30
2301:References
2151:Tamil Nadu
2050:The Malays
1964:Portuguese
1852:(14%) and
1834:Batticaloa
1832:(42%) and
1635:Population
1617:Population
1461:Portuguese
1412:speak the
1233:Micronesia
1111:San Marino
1064:Montenegro
1044:Luxembourg
784:Costa Rica
704:Uzbekistan
679:Tajikistan
584:Kyrgyzstan
557:Kazakhstan
507:East Timor
477:Bangladesh
467:Azerbaijan
382:Seychelles
342:Mozambique
315:Mauritania
300:Madagascar
190:Cape Verde
139:by country
3127:Hong Kong
3081:Palestine
3006:Sri Lanka
3001:Singapore
2881:Indonesia
2690:311429237
2525:"I24NEWS"
2108:Sinhalese
2093:Indonesia
1974:and some
1944:Australia
1925:Education
1895:Sri Lanka
1836:(26%) in
1811:1,967,523
1796:1,121,717
1591:Wahhabism
1551:Shazuliya
1524:Pakistani
1501:Malaysian
1406:Sinhalese
1370:Sri Lanka
1193:Australia
1104:Tatarstan
1039:Lithuania
909:Venezuela
854:Nicaragua
824:Guatemala
739:Argentina
664:Sri Lanka
659:Singapore
639:Palestine
527:Indonesia
517:Hong Kong
320:Mauritius
102:Languages
79:Wahhabism
59:Religions
3324:Category
3232:Hinduism
3216:Buddhism
3150:Category
3071:Abkhazia
3021:Thailand
2976:Pakistan
2956:Mongolia
2951:Maldives
2946:Malaysia
2846:Cambodia
2558:BBC News
2468:cite web
2199:See also
2183:and the
2167:Pakistan
2110:and the
2040:Puttalam
2036:Kalutara
2024:Vavuniya
2008:Puttalam
2000:Beruwala
1996:Kalutara
1976:Mappilas
1911:Mappilas
1907:Marakkar
1842:Puttalam
1583:Salafism
1534:and the
1497:Javanese
1223:Kiribati
1166:Scotland
1126:Slovenia
1121:Slovakia
1089:Portugal
959:Bulgaria
889:Suriname
864:Paraguay
839:Honduras
794:Dominica
779:Colombia
749:Barbados
727:Americas
684:Thailand
634:Pakistan
614:Mongolia
609:Maldives
604:Malaysia
492:Cambodia
437:Zimbabwe
412:Tanzania
245:Ethiopia
240:Eswatini
220:Djibouti
185:Cameroon
170:Botswana
3272:Related
3263:Judaism
3046:Vietnam
2961:Myanmar
2941:Lebanon
2871:Georgia
2826:Bahrain
2816:Armenia
2193:Gujarat
2112:Moorish
2032:Colombo
1992:Colombo
1856:(12%).
1854:Colombo
1848:(17%),
1844:(20%),
1828:(43%),
1781:901,785
1766:724,000
1751:541,500
1736:436,600
1721:354,200
1706:302,500
1691:283,600
1676:246,100
1661:212,000
1646:197,800
1547:Fassiya
1532:Shafi'i
1509:British
1482:pogroms
1442:History
1398:Colombo
1390:Central
1378:Western
1364:is the
1356:Colombo
1288:Vanuatu
1186:Oceania
1156:England
1146:Ukraine
1094:Romania
1054:Moldova
1014:Ireland
1009:Iceland
1004:Hungary
994:Germany
984:Finland
979:Estonia
974:Denmark
969:Czechia
964:Croatia
949:Belgium
944:Belarus
939:Austria
934:Andorra
929:Albania
904:Uruguay
844:Jamaica
819:Grenada
804:Ecuador
759:Bolivia
744:Bahamas
709:Vietnam
619:Myanmar
594:Lebanon
512:Georgia
472:Bahrain
462:Armenia
422:Tunisia
392:Somalia
377:Senegal
362:RĂ©union
357:Nigeria
347:Namibia
330:Morocco
325:Mayotte
290:Liberia
285:Lesotho
235:Eritrea
205:Comoros
180:Burundi
155:Algeria
137:Muslims
112:Sinhala
3091:Taiwan
3026:Turkey
2991:Russia
2926:Kuwait
2906:Jordan
2896:Israel
2856:Cyprus
2841:Brunei
2836:Bhutan
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2171:Hanafi
2155:Kerala
2142:, and
2073:Mosque
2028:Mannar
2020:Matale
2012:Jaffna
1968:Kerala
1948:Europe
1946:, and
1940:Canada
1915:Memons
1846:Mannar
1826:Ampara
1632:Census
1576:Tamils
1536:Hanafi
1471:. The
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1352:Pettah
1283:Tuvalu
1136:Sweden
1116:Serbia
1099:Russia
1084:Poland
1079:Norway
1059:Monaco
1029:Latvia
1024:Kosovo
999:Greece
989:France
922:Europe
859:Panama
849:Mexico
829:Guyana
769:Canada
764:Brazil
754:Belize
689:Turkey
674:Taiwan
579:Kuwait
552:Jordan
542:Israel
502:Cyprus
487:Brunei
482:Bhutan
432:Zambia
427:Uganda
367:Rwanda
305:Malawi
265:Guinea
255:Gambia
160:Angola
148:Africa
94:Khojas
91:Bohras
88:Memons
84:Sufism
3251:Other
3237:Islam
3225:Minor
3209:Major
3132:Macau
3051:Yemen
3011:Syria
2986:Qatar
2966:Nepal
2901:Japan
2876:India
2866:Egypt
2851:China
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2281:Notes
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2174:Sunni
2163:Sindh
2159:Memon
2149:from
2120:Shafi
2116:Moors
2097:Dutch
2077:Galle
2016:Kandy
1972:Nairs
1888:Islam
1850:Kandy
1816:9.66%
1801:7.56%
1786:7.11%
1771:6.84%
1756:6.69%
1741:6.56%
1726:6.67%
1711:6.72%
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1681:6.90%
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1651:7.17%
1572:Malay
1505:Dutch
1448:Islam
1432:spice
1402:Tamil
1362:Islam
1278:Tonga
1268:Samoa
1258:Palau
1238:Nauru
1171:Wales
1131:Spain
1049:Malta
1019:Italy
834:Haiti
774:Chile
714:Yemen
669:Syria
649:Qatar
624:Nepal
599:Macau
562:Korea
547:Japan
522:India
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407:Sudan
352:Niger
295:Libya
280:Kenya
260:Ghana
250:Gabon
225:Egypt
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