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[[File:الكنيسة الخضراء احدى اقدم الكنائس السريانية في العالم تقع وسط مدينة تكريت تم تفجيرها يوم الخميس 25-9-2014.jpg|thumb|The [[Syriac Orthodox Church|Syriac Orthodox]] [[Saint Ahoadamah Church, Tikrit|Saint Ahoadamah Church]] was a 7th-century church building in the city of [[Tikrit]], one of the oldest in the world until its destruction by the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] on 25 September 2014.]]
[[File:الكنيسة الخضراء احدى اقدم الكنائس السريانية في العالم تقع وسط مدينة تكريت تم تفجيرها يوم الخميس 25-9-2014.jpg|thumb|The [[Syriac Orthodox Church|Syriac Orthodox]] [[Saint Ahoadamah Church, Tikrit|Saint Ahoadamah Church]] was a 7th-century church building in the city of [[Tikrit]], one of the oldest in the world until its destruction by the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] on 25 September 2014.]]
[[File:Palestine-2013(2)-Jerusalem-Temple Mount-Dome of the Rock (SE exposure).jpg|thumb|[[Dome of the Rock]], an Islamic shrine in [[Jerusalem]].]]
[[File:Palestine-2013(2)-Jerusalem-Temple Mount-Dome of the Rock (SE exposure).jpg|thumb|[[Dome of the Rock]], an Islamic shrine in [[Jerusalem]].]]
Asia is the birthplace of many religions such as [[Buddhism]], [[Christianity]], [[Confucianism]], [[Druze]], [[Hinduism]], [[Islam]], [[Jainism]], [[Judaism]], [[Mandaeism]], [[Shintoism]], [[Sikhism]], [[Taoism]], [[Yazdânism]], and [[Zoroastrianism]]. All major religious traditions are practiced in the region and new forms are constantly emerging. The largest religions in Asia are Islam and Hinduism, both with approximately 1.1 billion adherents. In 2010, the [[Pew Research Center]] found five of the ten most religiously diverse regions in the world to be in Asia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pewforum.org/files/2014/04/Religious-Diversity-appendix-1.pdf|title=Religious Diversity Index|website=[[Pew Research Center]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002064919/http://www.pewforum.org/files/2014/04/Religious-Diversity-appendix-1.pdf|archive-date=2 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated in India, a country of South Asia. In East Asia, particularly in China and Japan, Confucianism, Taoism, [[Zen|Zen Buddhism]] and Shinto took shape. Other religions of Asia include the [[Baháʼí Faith]], [[Shamanism]] practiced in [[Siberia]], and [[Animism]] practiced in the eastern parts of the [[South Asia|Indian subcontinent]].
Asia is the birthplace of many religions such as [[Buddhism]], [[Christianity]], [[Confucianism]], [[Druze]], [[Hindu Dharma]], [[Islam]], [[Jainism]], [[Judaism]], [[Mandaeism]], [[Shintoism]], [[Sikhism]], [[Taoism]], [[Yazdânism]], and [[Zoroastrianism]]. All major religious traditions are practiced in the region and new forms are constantly emerging. The largest religions in Asia are Hindu Dharma and Islam, both with approximately 1.1 billion adherents. In 2010, the [[Pew Research Center]] found five of the ten most religiously diverse regions in the world to be in Asia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pewforum.org/files/2014/04/Religious-Diversity-appendix-1.pdf|title=Religious Diversity Index|website=[[Pew Research Center]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002064919/http://www.pewforum.org/files/2014/04/Religious-Diversity-appendix-1.pdf|archive-date=2 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Over 60% of the global Muslim population is in Asia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://guides.library.cornell.edu/IslamAsiaExhibit/MuslimPopulations|title=LibGuides: Exhibition: Islam in Asia: Diversity in Past and Present: Muslim Populations|last=Houissa|first=Ali|website=guides.library.cornell.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-01-21}}</ref><ref name="Pew Reference #2 (from BBC site)">{{Cite news|date=8 October 2009|title=One in four is Muslim, study says|publisher=BBC News Website|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8296200.stm}}</ref><ref>[http://www.pewforum.org/files/2014/01/global-religion-full.pdf The Global Religious Landscape: Muslims] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924113632/http://www.pewforum.org/files/2014/01/global-religion-full.pdf|date=24 September 2015}}, p. 21.</ref> About 25% of [[Muslims]] live in the South Asian region, mainly in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and the Maldives. If Afghanistan is counted, this number is even higher. The world's largest single Muslim community (within the bounds of one nation) is in Indonesia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://guides.library.cornell.edu/IslamAsiaExhibit/IslamSEAsia|title=LibGuides: Exhibition: Islam in Asia: Diversity in Past and Present: Islam in Southeast Asia|last=Houissa|first=Ali|website=guides.library.cornell.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-01-21}}</ref> There are also significant Muslim populations in the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, China, Russia, Central Asia and West Asia.<ref name=":0" />
Hindu Dharma, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated in [[Ancient India|India]]. In East Asia, particularly in China and Japan, Confucianism, Taoism, [[Zen|Zen Buddhism]] and Shinto took shape. Other religions of Asia include the [[Baháʼí Faith]], [[Shamanism]] practiced in [[Siberia]], and [[Animism]] practiced in the eastern parts of the [[Indian subcontinent]].


[[Christianity]] is a widespread religion in Asia with more than 286 million adherents according to [[Pew Research Center]] in 2010,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pewforum.org/2012/12/18/global-religious-landscape-christians/ |title=Christians |date=18 December 2012 |work=Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project |access-date=13 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310002132/http://www.pewforum.org/2012/12/18/global-religious-landscape-christians/ |archive-date=10 March 2015}}</ref> and nearly 364 million according to [[Encyclopædia Britannica|Britannica]] Book of the Year 2014.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LccRAwAAQBAJ&q=reconciled%20table%20%22worldwide%20by%20religion%22&pg=PA324 |title=Britannica Book of the Year 2014 |access-date=13 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429073722/https://books.google.com/books?id=LccRAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA324&q=reconciled%20table%20%22worldwide%20by%20religion%22&f=falsePew |archive-date=29 April 2016 |isbn=978-1-62513-171-3 |last1=Encyclopaedia Britannica |first1=Inc |year=2014 |publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica }}</ref> In the Philippines and [[East Timor]], [[Roman Catholicism]] is the predominant religion; it was introduced by the Spaniards and the Portuguese, respectively. In [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russia]], [[Georgian Orthodox Church|Georgia]], and [[Armenian Apostolic Church|Armenia]], [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox Christianity]] is the predominant religion. [[Eastern Christian]] sects are the most dominant denomination in Asia, having adherents in portions of the Middle East (the [[Levant]] [[Anatolia]] and [[Fars (territory)|Fars]])<ref name="HindsonMitchell2013">{{cite book|last1=Hindson|first1=Edward E.|last2=Mitchell|first2=Daniel R.|title=The Popular Encyclopedia of Church History|date=1 August 2013|publisher=Harvest House Publishers|language=en|isbn=9780736948074|page=225}}</ref> and South Asia. Eastern churches include [[Assyrian Church of the East]], [[Syriac Orthodox Church]], [[Maronite Church]], [[Syriac Catholic Church]], [[Chaldean Catholic Church]] and [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]], among others. Significant [[Christian]] communities also found in [[Central Asia]], [[South Asia]], [[Southeast Asia]] and [[East Asia]].<ref name="Global Christianity">{{cite web|url=https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2011/12/Christianity-fullreport-web.pdf|title=Global Christianity – A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Christian Population|publisher=Pew Research Center}}</ref> [[Judaism]] is the major religion of [[Israel]].
Over 60% of the global Muslim population is in Asia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://guides.library.cornell.edu/IslamAsiaExhibit/MuslimPopulations|title=LibGuides: Exhibition: Islam in Asia: Diversity in Past and Present: Muslim Populations|last=Houissa|first=Ali|website=guides.library.cornell.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-01-21}}</ref><ref name="Pew Reference #2 (from BBC site)">{{Cite news|date=8 October 2009|title=One in four is Muslim, study says|publisher=BBC News Website|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8296200.stm}}</ref><ref>[http://www.pewforum.org/files/2014/01/global-religion-full.pdf The Global Religious Landscape: Muslims] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924113632/http://www.pewforum.org/files/2014/01/global-religion-full.pdf|date=24 September 2015}}, p. 21.</ref> About 25% of [[Muslims]] live in the Indian subcontinent region, mainly in Pakistan, Republic of India, Bangladesh and the Maldives. If Afghanistan is counted, this number is even higher. The world's largest single Muslim community (within the bounds of one nation) is in Indonesia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://guides.library.cornell.edu/IslamAsiaExhibit/IslamSEAsia|title=LibGuides: Exhibition: Islam in Asia: Diversity in Past and Present: Islam in Southeast Asia|last=Houissa|first=Ali|website=guides.library.cornell.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-01-21}}</ref> There are also significant Muslim populations in the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, China, Russia, Central Asia and West Asia.<ref name=":0" />
 
[[Christianity]] is a widespread religion in Asia with more than 286 million adherents according to [[Pew Research Center]] in 2010,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pewforum.org/2012/12/18/global-religious-landscape-christians/ |title=Christians |date=18 December 2012 |work=Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project |access-date=13 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310002132/http://www.pewforum.org/2012/12/18/global-religious-landscape-christians/ |archive-date=10 March 2015}}</ref> and nearly 364 million according to [[Encyclopædia Britannica|Britannica]] Book of the Year 2014.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LccRAwAAQBAJ&q=reconciled%20table%20%22worldwide%20by%20religion%22&pg=PA324 |title=Britannica Book of the Year 2014 |access-date=13 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429073722/https://books.google.com/books?id=LccRAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA324&q=reconciled%20table%20%22worldwide%20by%20religion%22&f=falsePew |archive-date=29 April 2016 |isbn=978-1-62513-171-3 |last1=Encyclopaedia Britannica |first1=Inc |year=2014 |publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica }}</ref> In the Philippines and [[East Timor]], [[Roman Catholicism]] is the predominant religion; it was introduced by the Spaniards and the Portuguese, respectively. In [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russia]], [[Georgian Orthodox Church|Georgia]], and [[Armenian Apostolic Church|Armenia]], [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox Christianity]] is the predominant religion. [[Eastern Christian]] sects are the most dominant denomination in Asia, having adherents in portions of the Middle East (the [[Levant]] [[Anatolia]] and [[Fars (territory)|Fars]])<ref name="HindsonMitchell2013">{{cite book|last1=Hindson|first1=Edward E.|last2=Mitchell|first2=Daniel R.|title=The Popular Encyclopedia of Church History|date=1 August 2013|publisher=Harvest House Publishers|language=en|isbn=9780736948074|page=225}}</ref> and South Asia. Eastern churches include [[Assyrian Church of the East]], [[Syriac Orthodox Church]], [[Maronite Church]], [[Syriac Catholic Church]], [[Chaldean Catholic Church]] and [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]], among others. Significant [[Christian]] communities also found in [[Central Asia]], [[Indian subcontinent]], [[Southeast Asia]] and [[East Asia]].<ref name="Global Christianity">{{cite web|url=https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2011/12/Christianity-fullreport-web.pdf|title=Global Christianity – A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Christian Population|publisher=Pew Research Center}}</ref> [[Judaism]] is the major religion of [[Israel]].


Religions founded in Asia and with a majority of their contemporary adherents in Asia include:
Religions founded in Asia and with a majority of their contemporary adherents in Asia include:
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|[[Baháʼí Faith]]
|[[Baháʼí Faith]]
|[[File:Seat of the House of Justice.jpg|frameless|100x100px]]
|[[File:Seat of the House of Justice.jpg|frameless|100x100px]]
|7 million
|70 lakhs
|3,433,000
|34,33,000
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/religion-Year-In-Review-2010/Worldwide-Adherents-of-All-Religions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120153112/https://www.britannica.com/topic/religion-Year-In-Review-2010/Worldwide-Adherents-of-All-Religions|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-11-20|title=Religion: Year In Review 2010 - Worldwide Adherents of All Religions|date=2016-11-20|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=2018-01-21}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/religion-Year-In-Review-2010/Worldwide-Adherents-of-All-Religions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120153112/https://www.britannica.com/topic/religion-Year-In-Review-2010/Worldwide-Adherents-of-All-Religions|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-11-20|title=Religion: Year In Review 2010 - Worldwide Adherents of All Religions|date=2016-11-20|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=2018-01-21}}</ref>
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* [[Vajrayana Buddhism]]
* [[Vajrayana Buddhism]]
|[[File:Gandhara Buddha (tnm).jpeg|frameless|100x100px]]
|[[File:Gandhara Buddha (tnm).jpeg|frameless|100x100px]]
|520 million
|52 crores
|>400,000,000
|>40,00,00,000
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gordonconwell.edu/resources/documents/1IBMR2015.pdf|title=Christianity 2015: Religious Diversity and Personal Contact|date=January 2015|website=International Bulletin of Missionary Research|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141543/http://www.gordonconwell.edu/resources/documents/1IBMR2015.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pewforum.org/2012/12/18/global-religious-landscape-buddhist/|title=Buddhists|date=2012-12-18|work=Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project|access-date=2018-01-21|language=en-US}}</ref>
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gordonconwell.edu/resources/documents/1IBMR2015.pdf|title=Christianity 2015: Religious Diversity and Personal Contact|date=January 2015|website=International Bulletin of Missionary Research|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141543/http://www.gordonconwell.edu/resources/documents/1IBMR2015.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pewforum.org/2012/12/18/global-religious-landscape-buddhist/|title=Buddhists|date=2012-12-18|work=Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project|access-date=2018-01-21|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|[[Hinduism]]
|[[Hindu Dharma]]
|[[File:Aum Om navy blue circle coral.svg|frameless|100x100px]]
|[[File:Aum Om navy blue circle coral.svg|frameless|100x100px]]
|984 million
|98.4 crores
|>900,000,000
|>90,00,00,000
|<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/hindus/|title=Hindus|date=2015-04-02|work=Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project|access-date=2018-01-21|language=en-US}}</ref>
|<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/hindus/|title=Hindus|date=2015-04-02|work=Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project|access-date=2018-01-21|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|[[Judaism]]
|[[Judaism]]
|[[File:Star of David.svg|frameless|100x100px]]
|[[File:Star of David.svg|frameless|100x100px]]
|14 million
|1.4 crores
|6,373,700
|63,73,700
|<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jewish-population-of-the-world#asia|title=Jewish Population of the World|website=www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org|language=en|access-date=2018-01-22}}</ref>
|<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jewish-population-of-the-world#asia|title=Jewish Population of the World|website=www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org|language=en|access-date=2018-01-22}}</ref>
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* [[Sunni Islam]]
* [[Sunni Islam]]
|[[File:Allah3.svg|frameless|100x100px]]
|[[File:Allah3.svg|frameless|100x100px]]
|2.1 billion
|2.1 arabs
|1,160,000,000
|1,16,00,00,000
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/04/02/397042004/muslim-population-will-surpass-christians-this-century-pew-says|title=World's Muslim Population Will Surpass Christians This Century, Pew Says|work=NPR.org|access-date=2018-01-22|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/04/02/397042004/muslim-population-will-surpass-christians-this-century-pew-says|title=World's Muslim Population Will Surpass Christians This Century, Pew Says|work=NPR.org|access-date=2018-01-22|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
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* [[Protestantism]]
* [[Protestantism]]
|[[File:Christian cross.svg|frameless|100x100px]]
|[[File:Christian cross.svg|frameless|100x100px]]
|2.4 billion
|2.4 arabs
|286,100,000 - 364,000,000
|28,61,00,000 - 36,40,00,000
|<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/asia-pacific/|title=Asia-Pacific|date=2015-04-02|work=Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project|access-date=2018-01-22|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LccRAwAAQBAJ&q=reconciled%20table%20%22worldwide%20by%20religion%22&pg=PA324 |title=Britannica Book of the Year 2014 |access-date=13 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429073722/https://books.google.com/books?id=LccRAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA324&q=reconciled%20table%20%22worldwide%20by%20religion%22&f=falsePew |archive-date=29 April 2016 |isbn=978-1-62513-171-3 |last1=Encyclopaedia Britannica |first1=Inc |year=2014 |publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica }}</ref>
|<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/asia-pacific/|title=Asia-Pacific|date=2015-04-02|work=Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project|access-date=2018-01-22|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LccRAwAAQBAJ&q=reconciled%20table%20%22worldwide%20by%20religion%22&pg=PA324 |title=Britannica Book of the Year 2014 |access-date=13 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429073722/https://books.google.com/books?id=LccRAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA324&q=reconciled%20table%20%22worldwide%20by%20religion%22&f=falsePew |archive-date=29 April 2016 |isbn=978-1-62513-171-3 |last1=Encyclopaedia Britannica |first1=Inc |year=2014 |publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica }}</ref>
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|[[Jainism]]
|[[Jainism]]
|[[File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg|frameless|100x100px]]
|[[File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg|frameless|100x100px]]
|>4.2 million
|>42 lalhs
|>4,200,000
|>42,00,000
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/jainism/ataglance/glance.shtml|title=BBC - Religions - Jainism: Jainism at a glance|access-date=2018-01-22}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/jainism/ataglance/glance.shtml|title=BBC - Religions - Jainism: Jainism at a glance|access-date=2018-01-22}}</ref>
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|[[Sikhism]]
|[[Sikhism]]
|[[File:Khanda.svg|frameless|100x100px]]
|[[File:Khanda.svg|frameless|100x100px]]
|25 million
|2.5 crores
|Unknown
|Unknown
|<ref name=":1" />
|<ref name=":1" />
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|[[Taoism]]
|[[Taoism]]
|[[File:青羊宫法事.jpg|frameless|100x100px]]
|[[File:青羊宫法事.jpg|frameless|100x100px]]
|~173 million
|~17.3 crores
|~173 million
|~17.3 crores
|<ref>2010 Chinese Spiritual Life Survey, Purdue University's Center on Religion and Chinese Society. Statistics published in: Katharina Wenzel-Teuber, David Strait. ''[http://www.china-zentrum.de/fileadmin/redaktion/RCTC_2012-3.29-54_Wenzel-Teuber_Statistical_Overview_2011.pdf People's Republic of China: Religions and Churches Statistical Overview 2011] [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184353/http://www.china-zentrum.de/fileadmin/redaktion/RCTC_2012-3.29-54_Wenzel-Teuber_Statistical_Overview_2011.pdf Archived] 2016-03-03 at the [[Wayback Machine]].''. Religions & Christianity in Today's China, Vol. II, 2012, No. 3, pp. 29-54, [[International Standard Serial Number|ISSN]] [https://www.worldcat.org/search?fq=x0:jrnl&q=n2:2192-9289 2192-9289].</ref>
|<ref>2010 Chinese Spiritual Life Survey, Purdue University's Center on Religion and Chinese Society. Statistics published in: Katharina Wenzel-Teuber, David Strait. ''[http://www.china-zentrum.de/fileadmin/redaktion/RCTC_2012-3.29-54_Wenzel-Teuber_Statistical_Overview_2011.pdf People's Republic of China: Religions and Churches Statistical Overview 2011] [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184353/http://www.china-zentrum.de/fileadmin/redaktion/RCTC_2012-3.29-54_Wenzel-Teuber_Statistical_Overview_2011.pdf Archived] 2016-03-03 at the [[Wayback Machine]].''. Religions & Christianity in Today's China, Vol. II, 2012, No. 3, pp. 29-54, [[International Standard Serial Number|ISSN]] [https://www.worldcat.org/search?fq=x0:jrnl&q=n2:2192-9289 2192-9289].</ref>
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|[[Druze]]
|[[Druze]]
|[[File:Druze star.svg|frameless|100x100px]]
|[[File:Druze star.svg|frameless|100x100px]]
|1 million
|10 lakhs
|>1 million
|>10 lakhs
|<ref>{{cite book|title=Middle East Patterns: Places, People, and Politics| first=Colbert|last=  C. Held|year= 2008| isbn= 9780429962004| page =109|publisher=Routledge|quote= Worldwide, they number 1 million or so, with about 45 to 50 percent in Syria, 35 to 40 percent in Lebanon, and less than 10 percent in Israel. Recently there has been a growing Druze diaspora.}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite book|title=Middle East Patterns: Places, People, and Politics| first=Colbert|last=  C. Held|year= 2008| isbn= 9780429962004| page =109|publisher=Routledge|quote= Worldwide, they number 1 million or so, with about 45 to 50 percent in Syria, 35 to 40 percent in Lebanon, and less than 10 percent in Israel. Recently there has been a growing Druze diaspora.}}</ref>
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|[[Zoroastrianism]]
|[[Zoroastrianism]]
|[[File:ZoroastrianismSymbolWhite.PNG|frameless|100x100px]]
|[[File:ZoroastrianismSymbolWhite.PNG|frameless|100x100px]]
|190,000
|1,90,000
|Unknown
|Unknown
|<ref>Goodstein, Laurie (2008-09-06). [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/06/us/06faith.html "Zoroastrians Keep the Faith, and Keep Dwindling"]. The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-03.</ref>
|<ref>Goodstein, Laurie (2008-09-06). [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/06/us/06faith.html "Zoroastrians Keep the Faith, and Keep Dwindling"]. The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-03.</ref>
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