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Index / Religions
  Mauritania /
Religions
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The famous mosque of Chinguetti.
Small mosque of Kiffa.
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Almost all of the population belongs to Sunni Islam, which is also the state religion. The law system is in most areas (except banking and insurance) based upon Sharia, Muslim law.
Most Moors belong to the Qadiriya Sufi order, while the Tukolor and some of the Moorish tribes in the Tagant area belong to the Tijaniya Sufi order.
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