are there any christian countries in the middle east?
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Cyprus is the only Christian majority country in the Middle East, with Christians forming between 76% and 78% of the country's total population, and most of them adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity (i.e. most of the Greek population).
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The Middle East includes the states of Egypt, Oman, Yemen, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Bahrain, Syria, Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, and Israel. The Middle East area represents a region of more than five million square miles.
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Yes, there is country named Kurdistan. Their existence in a long block of continuous borders spanning across Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey as shown in the picture, leads people to think there is a country called Kurdistan.
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The broader concept of the "Greater Middle East" (or Middle East and North Africa) also adds the Maghreb, Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and sometimes even Transcaucasia and Central Asia into the region. ... Most Middle Eastern countries (13 out of 18) are part of the Arab world.
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I am yet to see a Christian named Muhammad, but to Muslims Jesus is a prophet of god and on equal footing as Muhammad, so there are many. ... There are other Muslim names used by Christians however, many of them from the formerly Muslim parts of Europe, particularly Spain and Portugal.
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No, as far as I know the Christians never made an effort to conquer Mecca. Mecca is too far away and has no resource or anything worth capturing for except to gloat at the entire Islamic world. There was Raynald of Chatillon who made a raid near Mecca but he didn't do it for any material means.
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The following countries and areas comprise the West Asia subregion: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Gaza Strip, Georgia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, West Bank and Yemen[36] (Figure 21 ...
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['Afghanistan.', 'Bahrain.', 'Djibouti.', 'Egypt.', 'Iran (Islamic Republic of)', 'Jordan.', 'Kuwait.', 'Lebanon.']
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['Afghanistan. The Muslim-majority nation has had a turbulent relationship with Christianity and its holidays for decades, and particularly since the Taliban rule of the 1990s. ... ', 'Algeria. ... ', 'Bhutan. ... ', 'China. ... ', 'Comoros. ... ', 'Libya. ... ', 'Mauritania. ... ', 'Mongolia.']
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["Afghanistan. Afghanistan is one of the world's most notable examples of a theocracy. ... ", 'Iran. The Islamic Republic of Iran is a theocractic government. ... ', 'Mauritania. ... ', 'Saudi Arabia. ... ', 'Sudan. ... ', 'Vatican City. ... ', 'Yemen.']
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['Continental Europe. Poland, Germany, France, Denmark, Turkey, Russian Federation, UK, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Luxemburg, Sweden, Austria, Portugal.', 'Middle East. Israel, United Arab Emirates.', 'Africa. South Africa.']
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Middle East & Northern Africa. ... This 10-country report of the above region includes two countries in northern Africa (Egypt and Morocco), and eight countries in the Middle East (Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates).
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These are Algeria, Bangladesh, Brunei, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
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The major religions currently dominating European culture are Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Though Europe is predominantly Christian, this definition changes depending upon which measurement is used.
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['Qatar : 97.8%', 'Jordan : 96.7%', 'Kuwait : 96.2%', 'Bahrain : 95.7%', 'Turkey : 95%', 'Oman : 94.8%', 'Saudi Arabia : 94.7%', 'Lebanon : 93.9%']
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Although Christianity is also an Abrahamic religion, most of its adherents do not follow these aspects of Mosaic law and are permitted to consume pork. ... The Eritrean Orthodox Church and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church do not permit pork consumption. Many Yazidis in Kurdistan regard pork as forbidden.
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According to the National Geographic Society, the terms Near East and Middle East denote the same territories and are "generally accepted as comprising the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian territories, Syria, and Turkey".