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Uzbekistan adds 12 new mosques to state register in six months.

The Religious Affairs Committee has registered 12 new mosques across Uzbekistan during the first six months of 2026, a significant increase compared to the whole of last year, when only three new mosques and one church were officially registered..

Uzbekistan officially added 12 new mosques to its state register within the first six months of 2026. This figure, reported by the Religious Affairs Committee, marks a substantial increase compared

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