People group profile · PG011939
The Uyghurs of Saudi Arabia
The Uyghurs of Saudi Arabia, numbering about 9,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Turkic people native to Central and East Asia, with their historic homeland centered in the region they call East Turkestan and that is today the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of northwestern China.
They are a diaspora people in the Uyghur people cluster of the Turkic Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Uighur.
Fast facts
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 9,500
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Uyghur
- Primary language
- Uighur (uig)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Uyghurs are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Uyghurs
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
100% adherents
Primary language
Uighur · Turkic family
100% speak Uighur
Gospel resources in Uighur
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Uyghur)
Bibles
- Hazirqi Zaman Uyghurche Terjimisi/ Modern Uyghur · video, audio, text
- Hazirqi Zaman Uyghurche Terjimisi/ Modern Uyghur · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Uyghurs
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Uyghur in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110469) is reported in 7 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uyghurs | China | 9,610,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Uyghurs | Kazakhstan | 294,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Uyghurs | Uzbekistan | 66,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Uyghurs | Turkiye | 47,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Uyghurs | Kyrgyzstan | 27,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Uyghurs | United States | 10,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Uyghurs | Canada | 1,700 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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