Islam in Bolivia

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Statistics for Islam in Bolivia estimate a Muslim population of around 2,600, representing 0.02% out of the total population of 11,220,000 inhabitants.

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|editor-last=Miller

|editor-first=Tracy

|date=October 2009

|publisher=Pew Research Center

|page=35

|title=Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population

|url=http://pewforum.org/newassets/images/reports/Muslimpopulation/Muslimpopulation.pdf

|access-date=2009-10-08

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010050756/http://pewforum.org/newassets/images/reports/Muslimpopulation/Muslimpopulation.pdf

|archive-date=2009-10-10

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In 2004 the first official Sunni mosque, the Yebel An Nur Mosque, was founded in 2004 in La Paz. The Yebel An Nur Mosque remains self-funded with close ties to the Sunni Bolivian Islamic Center of Santa Cruz while the As-Salam Mosque receives both Sunni and Shia followers, connections, and funding.{{Cite web|url=https://yebelannur.wordpress.com/|title=Mezquita Yebel An Nur|website=Mezquita Yebel An Nur}}

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