Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Crimea

{{Short description|Religious organization in Crimea}}

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|name = Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Crimea

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|type = Non-profit organization;

|status = Active

|purpose = Provides religious and educational services for the Muslim community.

|headquarters = {{ill|Muslim Association of Ukraine|uk|Асоціація мусульман України}}, Kyiv

|location = Peremohy Ave, 67, Kyiv, 03062

|region_served = Ukraine

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|language = Ukrainian
Qırımtatarca
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English
Turkish
Russian

|leader_title = Mufti

|leader_name = Ayder Rustemov

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|website = [http://www.dumk.org Official Website]

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The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Crimea (RAMC, {{langx|crh|Qırım Musulmanları Diniy İdaresi, QMDİ}}; {{langx|uk|Духовне Управління Мусульман Криму, ДУМК}}) is the central religious administrative body for Muslims in Crimea.{{cite web

|url=http://resource.history.org.ua/cgi-bin/eiu/history.exe?&I21DBN=EIU&P21DBN=EIU&S21STN=1&S21REF=10&S21FMT=eiu_all&C21COM=S&S21CNR=20&S21P01=0&S21P02=0&S21P03=TRN=&S21COLORTERMS=0&S21STR=Dukhovne_upra_musulman_Krymu

|accessdate=2018-01-01

|script-title=uk:ДУХОВНЕ УПРАВЛІННЯ МУСУЛЬМАН КРИМУ

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|author=Кирюшко М.І.

|date=}} It was established in 1991.

In 2016, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Crimea, due to Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, was relocated to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.{{Cite web|url=https://risu.org.ua/article_print.php?id=65184&name=islam&_lang=en&|title=Crimean Tatars set up Religious Administration of Muslims of Crimea in Kyiv|website=risu.org.ua|access-date=2019-01-15}}

The organization publishes its own literature and a daily newspaper called “Hidiaet,” in the Tatar language.{{Cite journal|last=Belitser|first=Natalya|date=2011|title=Conflict and Religion: The Case of Ukraine|url=http://www.cpc-ew.ro/occasional_papers/010.pdf|journal=Center for Conflict Prevention and Early Warnings: Occasional Papers|volume=4}}

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