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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Southern Baloch of United Arab Emirates

The Southern Baloch of United Arab Emirates, numbering approximately 458,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Baloch, a nomadic, pastoral, Western Iranic ethnic group native to the Balochistan region of South and Western Asia They are an Diaspora people, with Baloch as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Baloch people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Balochi, Southern.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Baloch, Southern

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: United Arab Emirates
People Cluster: Baloch
Primary Language(s): Balochi, Southern (bcc)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 458,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012255
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Pray for the Southern Baloch of United Arab Emirates

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Balochi, Southern
Language Family: Indo-European

70%
%
Balochi, Southern Speakers

Media Resources in Balochi, Southern:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Balochi, Southern:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Arabic Script - WBT Edition (Partial NT)✓✓✓
Arabic Script - WBT Edition (Partial NT)✓✓

2 entries

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Or check out the Balochi, Southern bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Southern Baloch are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Southern Baloch:
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

Pray specifically for the Southern Baloch of United Arab Emirates

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.

“I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ to a nation that was not called by my name."
readIsaiah 65:1

Pray that the lost will be found by God, even when they are not seeking Him. Pray that He will reveal Himself to them in a way they cannot ignore and that they will respond in faith.

Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!
readPsalm 105:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and may feel weak in their current circumstances, they will seek the Lord's presence and persevere in the Lord's strength.

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
readJohn 12:24

Pray that God will raise up men and women who are willing to die to their own desires, bearing much fruit for the kingdom among individuals and in places where His gospel has not been proclaimed.

Baloch Southern Across Countries (ROP3 - 109469) reported in the following countries:

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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Southern BalochPG047185Southern BalochUnited States325Unengaged and UnreachedBalochi, SouthernSunni Islam
Southern BalochPG011913Southern BalochSaudi Arabia13,500Unengaged and UnreachedBalochi, SouthernSunni Islam
Southern BalochPG050104Southern BalochBahrain51,500Engaged yet UnreachedBalochi, SouthernSunni Islam
Southern BalochPG011899Southern BalochQatar56,500Unengaged and UnreachedBalochi, SouthernSunni Islam
Southern BalochPG012255Southern BalochUnited Arab Emirates458,000Engaged yet UnreachedBalochi, SouthernSunni Islam
Southern BalochPG011893Southern BalochOman673,000Engaged yet UnreachedBalochi, SouthernSunni Islam
Southern BalochPG006401Southern BalochPakistan4,570,000Engaged yet UnreachedBalochi, SouthernSunni Islam

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

*Peoplegroups.org relies on updates from the field and other organizations for much of our data, so if you have any updates, please contact us. We use various international naming standards. For a list of these standards and fields, visit our Data Standards section.

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