What is Islam in Albania?
{{See also|Islam in Kosovo}} '''[[Islam]] in [[Albania]]''' is the majority religion and has a rich and longstanding history in the country. It was introduced in the 15th and 16th centuries as a result of the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] conquests of the [[Balkans]]. During the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule, the majority of [[Albanians]] were of Muslim affiliation ([[Sunni]] and [[Bektashi]]). However, decades of [[state atheism]] which ended in 1991 brought a decline in religious practice in all traditions. [[File:Great-Mosque-of-Tirana-2018.jpg|thumb|230px|left|Great Mosque of [[Tirana]]]] A recent [[Pew Research Center]] demographic study put the percentage of [[Muslim]]s in Albania at 79.9%.<ref>{{Citation |editor-last= Miller |editor-first= Tracy |date= October 2009 |publisher= [[Pew Research Center]] |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 |accessdate= 2009-10-08 |archive-date= 2013-07-25 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130725120239/http://www.pewforum.org/newassets/images/reports/Muslimpopulation/Muslimpopulation.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> == References == <References /> {{multistub|religion|europe}} [[Category:Islam by country|Albania]] [[Category:Albanian culture]]