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Bahá’í Faith Spread Map

Where and when Bahá’í Faith spread, arrived, was established, declined or was revived, in the places and years the historical record gives.

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Bahá’í Faith Spread Map Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Finland France French Polynesia Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guam Guatemala Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Laos Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe The Bab Declares His Mission in Shiraz, Iran, 1844 to 1863, ArrivedThe Baha'i Faith Is Proclaimed In Baghdad, Iraq, 1863, ArrivedBaha'u'llah Is Exiled To Akka, Israel, 1868, EstablishedThe Baha'i Faith Reaches The United States, United States, 1894, ArrivedThe Young Turk Revolution Frees Abdu'l-Baha From Ottoman Imprisonment, Israel, 1908, RevivedThe Mother Temple Of Africa Opens In Uganda, Uganda, 1951 to 1961, EstablishedThe Universal House of Justice Is First Elected in Haifa, Israel, 1963, EstablishedThe Iranian Revolution Triggers Systematic Persecution Of Baha'is, Iran, 1979 to 1983, SuppressedThe Terraces on Mount Carmel Are Completed and Opened, Mount Carmel, 2001, EstablishedThe Baha'i House of Worship Opens in Santiago, Chile, 2016, EstablishedThe First National Baha'i House of Worship Opens in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2023, EstablishedThe National Baha'i House of Worship of Papua New Guinea Is Dedicated in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 2024, EstablishedThe Design of Cameroon's First Local Baha'i House of Worship Is Unveiled in Batouri, Cameroon, 2026, Established

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Marker size and shape show how established the tradition was there: a small filled dot for an arrival, a larger one for an established or dominant presence, and a hollow, distinct marker where it was suppressed or nearly disappeared, never simply absent.

3 events have a recorded place with no map coordinate yet, so they are not marked on the map above: Shoghi Effendi Becomes Guardian of the Baha'i Faith (Haifa), The Bahai World Marks Its Centenary With the Publication of God Passes By (Illinois), UNESCO Inscribes the Baha'i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Haifa). They are complete in the list below.

Spoken Chronology

The Bab Declares His Mission in Shiraz. Iran, 1844 to 1863, Arrived. Source, The Bab (Wikipedia).

The Baha'i Faith Is Proclaimed In Baghdad. Iraq, 1863, Arrived. Source, Baha'u'llah (Wikipedia).

Baha'u'llah Is Exiled To Akka. Israel, 1868, Established. Source, Baha'u'llah (Wikipedia).

The Baha'i Faith Reaches The United States. United States, 1894, Arrived. Source, Baha'i Faith In The United States (Wikipedia).

The Young Turk Revolution Frees Abdu'l-Baha From Ottoman Imprisonment. Israel, 1908, Revived. Source, The Life of 'Abdu'l-Baha (Bahai.org).

Shoghi Effendi Becomes Guardian of the Baha'i Faith. Haifa, 1921, Established. Source, The Life and Work of Shoghi Effendi (Baha'i Reference Library).

The Bahai World Marks Its Centenary With the Publication of God Passes By. Illinois, 1944, Established. Source, Shoghi Effendi, "God Passes By" (1944).

The Mother Temple Of Africa Opens In Uganda. Uganda, 1951 to 1961, Established. Source, Baha'i Faith In Uganda (Wikipedia).

The Universal House of Justice Is First Elected in Haifa. Israel, 1963, Established. Source, Origins of the Universal House of Justice (Baha'i Reference Library).

The Iranian Revolution Triggers Systematic Persecution Of Baha'is. Iran, 1979 to 1983, Suppressed. Source, Persecution Of Baha'is (Wikipedia).

The Terraces on Mount Carmel Are Completed and Opened. Mount Carmel, 2001, Established. Source, Statement of the Universal House of Justice for the Opening of the Terraces on Mount Carmel (Baha'i World News Service).

UNESCO Inscribes the Baha'i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee. Haifa, 2008, Established. Source, Baha'i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (UNESCO World Heritage Centre).

The Baha'i House of Worship Opens in Santiago. Chile, 2016, Established. Source, Santiago Baha'i Temple (Wikipedia).

The First National Baha'i House of Worship Opens in Kinshasa. Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2023, Established. Source, DRC: First National House of Worship Opens Its Doors (Baha'i World News Service).

The National Baha'i House of Worship of Papua New Guinea Is Dedicated in Port Moresby. Papua New Guinea, 2024, Established. Source, A Beacon of Light and Hope: Baha'i House of Worship Inaugurated in Papua New Guinea (Baha'i World News Service).

The Design of Cameroon's First Local Baha'i House of Worship Is Unveiled in Batouri. Cameroon, 2026, Established. Source, House of Worship: Design Unveiled for the First Local Baha'i Temple in Cameroon (Baha'i World News Service).

Full Chronology

Every recorded spread event for this tradition, in date order, complete: 16 events.

  1. The Bab Declares His Mission in ShirazIran, 1844 to 1863, Arrived
    Source The Bab (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  2. The Baha'i Faith Is Proclaimed In BaghdadIraq, 1863, Arrived
    Source Baha'u'llah (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  3. Baha'u'llah Is Exiled To AkkaIsrael, 1868, Established
    Source Baha'u'llah (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  4. The Baha'i Faith Reaches The United StatesUnited States, 1894, Arrived
    Source Baha'i Faith In The United States (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  5. The Young Turk Revolution Frees Abdu'l-Baha From Ottoman ImprisonmentIsrael, 1908, Revived
    Source The Life of 'Abdu'l-Baha (Bahai.org)
  6. Shoghi Effendi Becomes Guardian of the Baha'i FaithHaifa, 1921, Established
    Source The Life and Work of Shoghi Effendi (Baha'i Reference Library)
  7. The Bahai World Marks Its Centenary With the Publication of God Passes ByIllinois, 1944, Established
    Source Shoghi Effendi, "God Passes By" (1944)Shoghi Effendi
  8. The Mother Temple Of Africa Opens In UgandaUganda, 1951 to 1961, Established
    Source Baha'i Faith In Uganda (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  9. The Universal House of Justice Is First Elected in HaifaIsrael, 1963, Established
    Source Origins of the Universal House of Justice (Baha'i Reference Library)
  10. The Iranian Revolution Triggers Systematic Persecution Of Baha'isIran, 1979 to 1983, Suppressed
    Source Persecution Of Baha'is (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  11. The Terraces on Mount Carmel Are Completed and OpenedMount Carmel, 2001, Established
    Source Statement of the Universal House of Justice for the Opening of the Terraces on Mount Carmel (Baha'i World News Service)
  12. UNESCO Inscribes the Baha'i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western GalileeHaifa, 2008, Established
    Source Baha'i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (UNESCO World Heritage Centre)
  13. The Baha'i House of Worship Opens in SantiagoChile, 2016, Established
    Source Santiago Baha'i Temple (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  14. The First National Baha'i House of Worship Opens in KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo, 2023, Established
    Source DRC: First National House of Worship Opens Its Doors (Baha'i World News Service)
  15. The National Baha'i House of Worship of Papua New Guinea Is Dedicated in Port MoresbyPapua New Guinea, 2024, Established
    Source A Beacon of Light and Hope: Baha'i House of Worship Inaugurated in Papua New Guinea (Baha'i World News Service)
  16. The Design of Cameroon's First Local Baha'i House of Worship Is Unveiled in BatouriCameroon, 2026, Established
    Source House of Worship: Design Unveiled for the First Local Baha'i Temple in Cameroon (Baha'i World News Service)