People group profile · PG013421
The Levantine Arabs of Guinea
The Levantine Arabs of Guinea, numbering about 1,300 people, are Unengaged and 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 Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Standard Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Guinea
- Population
- 1,300
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Levant
- Primary language
- Standard Arabic (arb)
- Primary religion
- Folk 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 Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Levantine Arabs 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 Levantine Arabs
- 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
Folk 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
- 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.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
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 | Cote d’Ivoire | 67,000 | Engaged yet 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 | Curacao | 325 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | British Virgin Islands | 60 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Dominica | 50 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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