People group profile · PG024276
The Karakalpaks of Kazakhstan
The Karakalpaks of Kazakhstan, numbering about 1,900 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community formed through migration from Karakalpakstan and the lower Amu Darya region to Kazakhstan that maintains a distinct Karakalpak identity closely related to other Kipchak Turkic peoples.
They are a diaspora people in the Kazakh people cluster of the Turkic Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Kara-Kalpak.
Fast facts
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Population
- 1,900
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Kazakh
- Primary language
- Kara-Kalpak (kaa)
- 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
- Central Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Karakalpaks 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 Karakalpaks
- 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
78% adherents
Primary language
Kara-Kalpak · Turkic family
100% speak Kara-Kalpak
Gospel resources in Kara-Kalpak
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 2004 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Karakalpaks
- 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.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
Karakalpak in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104638) is reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karakalpaks | Uzbekistan | 763,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Karakalpaks | Turkmenistan | 5,700 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Karakalpaks | Kyrgyzstan | 1,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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