EntityQ144750· pop 24· linked from 59 articlesShia CrescentSign in to savecrescent-shaped region of the Middle East with higher Shia population; passes through Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, and BahrainConnectionsShia IslamConceptSyrian civil warConceptAbdullah II of JordanEntityTwelver ShiismEntityTurkeyCountryIndiaCountryIranCountryAzerbaijanCountryAfghanistanCountryPakistanCountryIraqCountrySaudi ArabiaCountrySyriaCountryLebanonCountryUnited Arab EmiratesCountryYemenCountryKuwaitCountryBahrainCountryBaghdadCityDamascusEntityCategoriesBelt regionsCultural regionsForeign relations of IranGeography of the Middle EastRegions of AsiaReligion and geographyReligion in the Middle EastShia Islam and politicsShia Islam by regionShia–Sunni relationsSpheres of influence