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 | The religion's members were slaughtered following the Islamic conquests or Jihad of the mid-7th century, after which the number of adherents dwindled significantly, and there are less than 200,000 Zoroastrians left in that region today. | |
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| Zoroastrianism was once the dominant religion of much of Greater Iran, and was a formative influence on that region's history and traditions. | |
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| Today, the largest indigenous population of Zoroastrians is in India, where they number about 70,000. Eight of the nine principal religious centers are located on the west coast of that country. | |
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| Thank you for that info. | |
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