How many Muslims are in the Canary Islands?

Currently, the Islamic Federation of the Canary Islands is the religious organization that brings together the associations and communities of the Canarian archipelago, with an estimated 70,000 Muslims living in the Canary Islands, having 40 mosques and places of worship.



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No, they consider themselves to be Spanish and Canarian. The Canary Islands were conquered by Spain more than five centuries ago and are culturally European. They are proud of their Guanche heritage but feel it as their own distinct native roots, not as related to Berbers or North Africa.

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These volcanic islands sprouted from the earth millions of years ago and new land continues to be created with each new volcanic eruption. Fuerteventura and Lanzarote are the oldest Canary Islands and were formed around 23 million years ago, while the youngest, El Hierro, is estimated to be only 1.1 million years old.

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