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The Doms of Iraq

The Doms of Iraq, numbering approximately 45,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a historically itinerant, endogamous community found across Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Iraq, Syria, and parts of South Asia. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Domari is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Ghorbati Gypsy

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: Iraq
People Cluster: Domari
Primary Language(s): Domari (rmt)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 45,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011710
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

100%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Domari
Language Family: Indo-European

63%
%
Domari Speakers

Media Resources in Domari:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Domari:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), 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

Next steps for the Doms:
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Pray specifically for the Doms of Iraq

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that those who are deceived about what brings peace will not settle for any lies they’ve heard about God and will diligently seek Him and be satisfied when they learn the truth about who He is and what He’s done.

Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
readPsalm 66:5

Pray that many here will come and see what the Creator God has done on their behalf.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in what God has done for them and will help others know how they can also be reconciled to God.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that God will send and sustain believers to cross cultures and share the gospel with the lost. Ask that He will give them His heart for the lost and that many will believe in Him and not perish but have eternal life.

Dom Across Countries (ROP3 - 102682) reported in the following countries:

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9 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
DomsPG011494DomsEgypt465,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG011710DomsIraq45,500Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG011753DomsIsrael15,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG011838DomsLibya44,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG012205DomsSyria43,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG023964DomsAfghanistan14,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG024575DomsTurkiye38,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG042750DomsJordan12,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG042250DomsIran112,000Unengaged and UnreachedIranian PersianSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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