in Russia by region Percentage of Muslims in Russia by region: Islam in Moscow According to the 2010 Russian census, Moscow has less than 300,000 permanent residents of Muslim background, while some estimates suggest that Moscow has around 1 million Muslim residents and up to 1.5 million more Muslim migrant workers. The city has permitted the existence of four mosques. The mayor of Moscow claims that four mosques are sufficient for the population. The city's economy "could not manage without them," he said. There are currently 4 mosques in Moscow, and 8,000 in the whole of Russia. Muslim migrants from Central Asia have had an impact on the culture with Samsa becoming one of the most popular take away foods in the city. Gallery Notable Muslims Alexander Litvinenko was a defector from Russian intelligence, who converted on his deathbed. Khabib Nurmagomedov is a former professional mixed martial artist. Islam Makhachev is a professional mixed martial artist Currently Compete At Ultimate Fighting Championship And Current Lightweight Champion Usman Nurmagomedov is a professional mixed martial artist Currently Compete At Bellator MMA And Current Lightweight Champion Umar Nurmagomedov is aprofessional mixed martial artist Currently Compete At Ultimate Fighting Championship Vladimir Khodov was a terrorist involved in the Beslan school hostage crisis. Rudolf Nureyev was considered the greatest male ballet dancer of his generation. Vyacheslav Polosin was a former Russian Orthodox Church priest who was at the forefront of a campaign to make Orthodox Christmas a public holiday in Russia and converted to Islam in 1999. Alina Zagitova is a figure skater. See also Islam in Europe Islam by country Islam in the Soviet Union Islam in Tatarstan List of mosques in Russia Religion in Russia Islam in Bangladesh Islam in China Islam in Indonesia Islam in Iran Islam in Nigeria Islam in Pakistan Islam in the Philippines References External links Kurbanov, Ruslan. Reasons and Consequences: Banning Hadiths and Seerah in Russia, onislam.net islam.ru History of Hajj in Russia from 18th to 21st century Why Islam? Akhmetova, Elmira. Islam in Russia (History & Facts), onislam.net Chris Kutschera - "The Rebirth of Islam in Tatarstan" Russian Islam Comes Out into the Open The Moscow News Russia has a Muslim dilemma Ethnic Russians hostile to Muslims Islam in Russia Russian mosques Moscow's Mosque Problem - slideshow by Der Spiegel Akhmetova, Elmira. Islam in the Volga Region, onislam.net Sotnichenko, Alexander Islam, Russian Orthodox Church Relations and the