People group profile · PG046633
The Kurmanji Kurds of Iran
The Kurmanji Kurds of Iran, numbering about 573,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are ethnic Kurds who primarily speak Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish), the most widely spoken Kurdish dialect.
They are an indigenous people in the Kurd people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Northern Kurdish.
Fast facts
- Country
- Iran
- Population
- 573,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Kurd
- Primary language
- Northern Kurdish (kmr)
- 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
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kurmanji Kurds 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 Kurmanji Kurds
- 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
100% adherents
Primary language
Northern Kurdish · Indo-European family
75% speak Northern Kurdish
Gospel resources in Northern Kurdish
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Kurmanji Standard)
- JESUS (Kurdish, Afrini)
- JESUS (Kurmanji - Cis)
- JESUS (Kurdi, Behdini)
- Magdalena (Kurdi, Behdini)
- Magdalena (Kurmanji Standard)
Bibles
- 2005 United Bible Society · audio
- 2019 Kurdish Literature Association · video, audio, text
- Transcaucasia · video, audio, text
- Transcaucasia · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kurmanji Kurds
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- 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.
Kurd, Northern (Kurmanji) in other countries
The same people (ROP3 105458) is reported in 20 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurmanji Kurds | Turkiye | 9,000,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Syria | 1,615,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Germany | 540,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Lebanon | 152,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | United Kingdom | 150,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Bahrain | 92,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | France | 85,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Netherlands | 75,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Austria | 68,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Belgium | 67,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Kazakhstan | 51,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Georgia | 39,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Russian Federation | 35,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Jordan | 12,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Kyrgyzstan | 10,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Turkmenistan | 8,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Canada | 7,700 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Azerbaijan | 6,400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Australia | 5,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Uzbekistan | 3,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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