People group profile · PG024484
The Tsakhur of the Russian Federation
The Tsakhur of the Russian Federation, numbering about 13,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Lezgin sub-ethnic group of northern Azerbaijan and southern Dagestan.
They are a diaspora people in the Caucasus people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Tsakhur.
Fast facts
- Country
- Russian Federation
- Population
- 13,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Caucasus
- Primary language
- Tsakhur (tkr)
- 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
- Eastern Europe, Europe
- Location
- Dagestan republic: Rutulsky district
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tsakhur 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 Tsakhur
- 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
99% adherents
Primary language
Tsakhur · Nakh-Daghestanian family
80% speak Tsakhur
Gospel resources in Tsakhur
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2012 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tsakhur
- 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.
Tsakhur in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110205) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsakhur | Azerbaijan | 20,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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