page_title: Macedonian Muslims
hierarchical_section_title: Macedonian Muslims
caption_attribution_description: Македонски: Женско оро на прослава на Сунет во Горно Косоврасти
context_page_description: The Macedonian Muslims, also known as Muslim Macedonians or Torbeši, and in some sources grouped together with Pomaks, are a minority religious group within the community of ethnic Macedonians in North Macedonia who are Muslims. They have been culturally distinct from the majority Orthodox Christian Macedonian community for centuries, and are ethnically and linguistically distinct from the larger Muslim ethnic groups in the greater region of Macedonia: the Albanians, Turks and Roms. However, some Torbeši also still maintain a strong affiliation with Turkish identity and with Macedonian Turks. The regions inhabited by these Macedonian-speaking Muslims are Debarska Župa, Oktisi, Drimkol, Reka, and Golo Brdo.
context_section_description: The Macedonian Muslims (Macedonian: Македонци-муслимани, romanized: Makedonci-muslimani), also known as Muslim Macedonians or Torbeši (Macedonian: Торбеши), and in some sources grouped together with Pomaks, are a minority religious group within the community of ethnic Macedonians in North Macedonia who are Muslims (primarily Sunni, with Sufism being widespread among the population). They have been culturally distinct from the majority Orthodox Christian Macedonian community for centuries, and are ethnically and linguistically distinct from the larger Muslim ethnic groups in the greater region of Macedonia: the Albanians, Turks and Roms. However, some Torbeši also still maintain a strong affiliation with Turkish identity and with Macedonian Turks. The regions inhabited by these Macedonian-speaking Muslims are Debarska Župa, Oktisi, Drimkol, Reka, and Golo Brdo (in Albania).
caption: Female folk dance of Macedonian Muslims in the village of Gorno Kosovrasti, near Debar
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