People group profile · PG024224
The Khorasani Turks of Iran
The Khorasani Turks of Iran, numbering about 200,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Turkic-speaking ethnic group native to northeastern Iran’s Khorasan region.
They are an indigenous people in the Turkic people cluster of the Turkic Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Khorasani Turkish.
Fast facts
- Country
- Iran
- Population
- 200,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Turkic
- Primary language
- Khorasani Turkish (kmz)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Northeast, North Khorasan Province, northwest of Mashhad; Bojnurd area (West Quchani, Quchan area (North or Northeast Quchani, probably largest), Soltanabad area near Sabzevar (South Quchani)
Where they live
Gospel status
The Khorasani Turks 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 Khorasani Turks
- 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
99% adherents
Primary language
Khorasani Turkish · Turkic family
60% speak Khorasani Turkish
Gospel resources in Khorasani Turkish
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Khorasani Turks
- 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.
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