Islam in Montenegro
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 130,000 (2020) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Largest concentrations in the northeastern municipalities Roma |
| Islam by country |
|---|
 by country |
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Islam in Montenegro refers to adherents, communities and religious institutions of
Sunni
branch. According to the estimate by the Pew Research Center, Muslims have a population of 130,000 (20.3%) as of 2020.
History
In the 15th century the Montenegrin ruler
Crnojević
Montenegrin ruling dynasty.
Staniša Crnojević took up the name Skenderbeg Crnojević and ruled from his capital at
Gazi Husrev-beg
.
Twenty-first century
The
Montenegrins. The adherents of Islam in Montenegro can be mostly found in the Sandžak region in northeastern Montenegro and the municipalities of Bar, Tuzi and Ulcinj. Bosniaks have similar ethnic background with ethnic Muslims, but differ in ideology of what ethnicity they belong to.[3] There are 13 established Councils of Islamic Community in Montenegro, which include Bar, Berane, Bijelo Polje, Dinoša, Gusinje, Ostros, Petnjica, Plav, Pljevlja, Rožaje, Tuzi, Ulcinj and Podgorica. Montenegro has 145 active mosques in the country.[4]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, there are 118,477 adherents of Islam in Montenegro.
Ethnic composition of Muslims (adherents of Islam) in Montenegro:[5]
- 54,453 Bosniaks
- 22,267 Albanians
- 20,270 Muslims (distinctive ethnic group)
- 12,758 Montenegrins
- 5,034 Roma
- 2,003 Egyptians (distinctive ethnic group)
- 256 Muslims/Montenigrins
- 195 Gorani
- 172 Montenigrins/Muslims
- 169 Bosnians
- 101 Turks
- others (under 100 members per community) and ethnically undeclared
Geographical distribution
There are large regional differences in the distribution Muslim population. Rožaje Municipality, for example, is almost exclusively inhabited by adherents of Islam, while there are no Muslims living in Plužine Municipality.
| Municipality | Population
(2011 census) [6] |
Islam/Muslim (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Rožaje Municipality | 22,964 | 94.95 |
| Plav Municipality | 13,108 | 76.64 |
| Ulcinj Municipality | 19,921 | 71.82 |
| Bijelo Polje Municipality | 46,051 | 46.18 |
| Bar Municipality | 42,048 | 30.14 |
| Berane Municipality | 33,970 | 27.97 |
| Pljevlja Municipality | 30,786 | 16.37 |
Podgorica Municipality |
185,937 | 11.23 |
| Tivat Municipality | 14,031 | 5.10 |
| Budva Municipality | 19,218 | 3.40 |
| Herceg Novi Municipality | 30,864 | 2.01 |
| Kotor Municipality | 22,601 | 1.66 |
| Danilovgrad Municipality | 18,472 | 1.41 |
| Nikšić Municipality | 72,443 | 1.39 |
Cetinje Municipality |
16,657 | 0.76 |
| Šavnik Municipality | 2,070 | 0.58 |
| Kolašin Municipality | 8,380 | 0.55 |
| Mojkovac Municipality | 8,622 | 0.29 |
| Andrijevica Municipality | 5,071 | 0.16 |
| Žabljak Municipality | 3,569 | 0.14 |
| Plužine Municipality | 3,246 | 0.00 |
| Montenegro | 620,029 | 19.11% |
Gallery
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Sultan Murat II mosque in Rožaje -
Kučanska Mosque in Rožaje -
Mosque in Pljevlja -
See also
References
- ^ "Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2050". Pew Research Center. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in Montenegro 2011" (PDF). Monstat. pp. 14, 15. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ Dimitrova 2001, p. 94-108.
- ^ "U Crnoj Gori ima više od 140 džamija". RTCG - Radio Televizija Crne Gore - Nacionalni javni servis (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ Statistical Office of Montenegro: Population by ethnicity and religion (2011)
- ^ Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in Montenegro 2011
Further reading
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Islam in Montenegro.
- Dimitrova, Bohdana (2001). "Bosniak or Muslim? Dilemma of one Nation with two Names" (PDF). Southeast European Politics. 2 (2): 94–108.
- Đečević, Mehmed; Vuković-Ćalasan, Danijela; Knežević, Saša (2017). "Re-designation of Ethnic Muslims as Bosniaks in Montenegro: Local Specificities and Dynamics of This Process". East European Politics and Societies and Cultures. 31 (1): 137–157. .
- Kurpejović, Avdul (2018). Ko smo mi Muslimani Crne Gore (PDF). Podgorica: Matica muslimanska Crne Gore.