People group profile · PG024619
The Karakalpaks of Turkmenistan
The Karakalpaks of Turkmenistan, numbering about 5,700 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a community formed through migration from Karakalpakstan and the lower Amu Darya region to Turkmenistan that maintains a distinct Karakalpak identity within the wider Kipchak Turkic world.
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
- Turkmenistan
- Population
- 5,700
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Kazakh
- Primary language
- Kara-Kalpak (kaa)
- Primary religion
- Sunni 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
- Central Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Karakalpaks 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 Karakalpaks
- 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
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
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- 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.
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 | Kazakhstan | 1,900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Karakalpaks | Kyrgyzstan | 1,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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