Affinity Group: Central Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Persian-Median

People Cluster: Tajik

Language: Sarikoli - (srh)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Shia Imami Ismaili

Country: China

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Population: 51,000

Global Population: 51,000

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources

Overview: The Sarikoli Tajiks of China, numbering 51,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Tajik people cluster within the Persian-Median affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Sarikoli. The primary religion practiced by the Sarikoli Tajiks is Ismailism, the second largest branch of Shia Islam.

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