People group profile · PG013104
The Levantine Arabs of Côte d’Ivoire
The Levantine Arabs of Côte d’Ivoire, numbering about 67,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Arab community of Syrian and Lebanese descent, often grouped together due to shared historical, linguistic, and cultural ties.
They are a diaspora people in the Arab, Levant people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Standard Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Population
- 67,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Levant
- Primary language
- Standard Arabic (arb)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Levantine Arabs 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, 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 Levantine Arabs
- 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
Standard Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Standard Arabic
Gospel resources in Standard Arabic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Arabic, Modern Standard)
- JESUS (Arabic, Modern Standard (Sharif))
- JESUS (Arabic, Modern Standard (Sharif))
- JESUS (Arabic, Modern Standard)
- JESUS (Arabic, Modern Standard (Egyptian))
- JESUS (Arabic, Modern Standard (Sharif))
- JESUS (Arabic, Modern Standard)
- JESUS (Arabic, Modern Standard (Egyptian))
- Magdalena (Arabic, Modern Standard)
- Magdalena (Arabic, Modern Standard (Egyptian))
- The Savior (Arabic, Modern Standard (Egyptian))
- The Savior (Arabic, Modern Standard)
Bibles
- Easy to Read Version · audio, text
- Good News Version · audio
- Sharif (Iraqi) Version · video, audio, text
- Sharif Version · video, audio, text
- Standard Arabic (Gulf) · audio
- Van Dyke Version - multi voice · video, audio, text
- Van Dyke Version - single voice · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Levantine Arabs
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- 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.
Arab, Levantine in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109667) is reported in 15 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levantine Arabs | Turkiye | 1,460,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | United Kingdom | 512,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Sweden | 406,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Tunisia | 250,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Egypt | 218,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Australia | 195,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Middle Eastern Arabs | Germany | 104,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Portugal | 23,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Guinea-Bissau | 11,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Haiti | 5,700 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Ecuador | 3,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Guinea | 1,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Curacao | 325 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | British Virgin Islands | 60 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Dominica | 50 | Unengaged and Unreached |
Know something we don't? Submit updates to IMB Global Research.