Cyprus
The ratio of Muslims to Christians fluctuated throughout the period of Ottoman domination. In 1777-78, 47,000 Muslims constituted a majority over the island's 37,000 Christians. By 1872, the population of the island had risen to 144,000, comprising 44,000 Muslims and 100,000 Christians. The Muslim population included numerous crypto-Christians, including the Linobambaki, a crypto-Catholic community that arose due to religious persecution of the Catholic community by the Ottoman authorities; this community would assimilate into the Turkish Cypriot community during British rule.
In 1872 the island contained how many Muslims?
44,000
By 1872, the population of the island had risen to 144,000, comprising 44,000 Muslims and 100,000 Christians.
the island