Orthodox Christianity

Orthodox Christianity

The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to:* the Eastern Orthodox Church and its various geographical subdivisions...

 in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...

is a major proportion of Christianity in Turkmenistan

Christianity in Turkmenistan

Christians, most of whom are ethnic Russians, constitute less than 9% of the population in Turkmenistan. Orthodox Christianity in Turkmenistan is the main form of Christianity.- Russian Orthodox Church :...

. Turkmenistan has a Muslim

Islam

Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...

 majority. The Orthodox are about 5 % of the population. There are Armenians in Turkmenistan

Armenians in Turkmenistan

Armenians in Turkmenistan number anywhere from 30,000 to 34,000. According to the Soviet 1989 census there were 31,829 Armenians in Turkmenistan. Their history can be traced back to the Soviet days, particularly after WWII, when diaspora Armenians, encouraged to settle in the Armenian SSR were...

.

Russian Orthodox Church

The Russian Orthodox Church

Russian Orthodox Church

The Russian Orthodox Church or, alternatively, the Moscow Patriarchate The ROC is often said to be the largest of the Eastern Orthodox churches in the world; including all the autocephalous churches under its umbrella, its adherents number over 150 million worldwide—about half of the 300 million...

 is under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Archbishop in Tashkent

Tashkent

Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...

, Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

. There are three Russian Orthodox Churches in Ashgabat, two in Turkmenabat

Türkmenabat

Türkmenabat , formerly and since the medieval times, Chardzhou , also spelled Çärjew, Chardjui, Charjou, Chardzhev, Charjev, Chärjew, or Charjew , ancient Amul, is a town in Turkmenistan, capital of Lebap Province...

, in Mary, Turkmenbashi, Balkanabat

Balkanabat

Balkanabat , formerly Nebit Dag, is a city in western Turkmenistan, and the capital of Balkan Province. It is located at , at an altitude of 17 meters, some 400 kilometers from Ashgabat. As of 2006, the city had an estimated population of 87,822. Balkanabat lies at the foot of the Balkan...

, Bayram-Ali and Dushauguze one each. The highest Russian Orthodox priest in Turkmenistan is based in Ashgabat. There is one Russian orthodox monastery, in Ashgabat. Turkmenistan has no Russian Orthodox seminary, however.

See also

• Protestantism in Turkmenistan
  Protestantism in Turkmenistan
  Freedom of religion theoretically is guaranteed by article 11 of the Constitution of Turkmenistan, in practice it does not exist. This has affected the Protestant community in Turkmenistan.-List of Denominations:* Baptist Church in Turkmenistan...
  
  
• Religion in Turkmenistan
  Religion in Turkmenistan
  The Turkmen of Turkmenistan, like their kin in Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Iran are Muslim. According to the CIA World Factbook, Turkmenistan is 89% Muslim and 9% Eastern Orthodox. Most ethnic Russians are Orthodox Christians. The remaining 2% is unknown...
  
  
• Roman Catholicism in Turkmenistan
  Roman Catholicism in Turkmenistan
  The Roman Catholic Church in Turkmenistan is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....
  
  
• Orthodox Christianity in Uzbekistan
  Orthodox Christianity in Uzbekistan
  Orthodox Christianity in Uzbekistan is a major proportion of Christianity in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan has a Muslim majority. According to a 2009 US State Department release, about 5 % of the population of Uzbekistan are orthodox, many of whom are ethnic Russians...
  
  
• Orthodox Christianity in Azerbaijan
  Orthodox Christianity in Azerbaijan
  Orthodox Christianity is a minority in Azerbaijan, a country with a Shia Muslim majority. The Russian Orthodox Church in Azerbaijan is a large part of Orthodox Christianity Azerbaijan. The Georgian Orthodox Church is present in Azerbaijan, too...