People group profile · PG011722
The Sorani Kurds of Iraq
The Sorani Kurds of Iraq, numbering about 5,515,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Iraq.
They are an indigenous people in the Kurd people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Central Kurdish.
Fast facts
- Country
- Iraq
- Population
- 5,515,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Kurd
- Primary language
- Central Kurdish (ckb)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Sorani Kurds are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical but there has been dispersed church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years Dispersed Church Planting
Next steps for the Sorani Kurds
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
95% adherents
Primary language
Central Kurdish · Indo-European family
90% speak Central Kurdish
Gospel resources in Central Kurdish
- Bible available, published 2020
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Sorani Kurds
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Kurd, Central (Sorani) in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101922) is reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sorani Kurds | Iran | 3,625,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sorani Kurds | Jordan | 40,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Sorani Kurds | United States | 18,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sorani Kurds | Canada | 9,400 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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