People group profile · PG042758
The Syrian Arabs of Kuwait
The Syrian Arabs of Kuwait, numbering about 161,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a diaspora community of Syrian Arabs in Kuwait.
They are a diaspora people in the Arab, Levant people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Levantine Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Kuwait
- Population
- 161,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Levant
- Primary language
- Levantine Arabic (apc)
- 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
- Western Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Syrian Arabs 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 Syrian Arabs
- 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
84% adherents
Primary language
Levantine Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Levantine Arabic
Gospel resources in Levantine Arabic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Sabeel Media · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Syrian Arabs
- 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.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
Arab, Syrian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109662) is reported in 18 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syrian Sunni Arabs | Syria | 15,630,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Syrian Arabs | Turkiye | 3,900,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Syrian Arabs | Jordan | 1,315,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Syrian Arabs | Saudi Arabia | 817,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Syrian Arabs | Germany | 584,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Syrian Arabs | Lebanon | 489,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Syrian Arabs | United Arab Emirates | 302,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Syrian Arabs | Iraq | 292,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Syrian Arabs | Qatar | 266,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Syrian Arabs | Sweden | 211,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Syrian Arabs | United States | 196,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Syrian Arabs | Sudan | 131,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Syrian Arabs | Netherlands | 94,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Syrian Arabs | Greece | 75,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Syrian Arabs | Canada | 68,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Syrian Arabs | France | 18,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Syrian Arabs | Guadeloupe | 900 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Syrian Arabs | Martinique | 550 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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