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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bashkir of Russian Federation

The Bashkir of Russian Federation, numbering approximately 1,700,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkic-speaking people indigenous to Russia's southern Ural region. Centered in Bashkortostan, they share a common language, homeland, and cultural heritage shaped by pastoral traditions, agriculture, and Sunni Islam. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Bashkir is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Russian Federation
People Cluster: Ural-Siberian
Primary Language(s): Bashkir (bak)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 1,700,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024416
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

89%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bashkir
Language Family: Turkic

72%
%
Bashkort Speakers

Media Resources in Bashkir:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Bashkir:

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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Bashkir bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bashkir 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 Bashkir:
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 Bashkir of Russian Federation

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.
readJohn 11:25

Pray for the many who have never heard about or understood the importance of what Jesus did for them, asking God to make a way for them to hear that the perfect Son of Man suffered, died, and rose again so that they might be saved.

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
readLamentations 3:23-23

Pray that they will have hope in the Lord, knowing that His compassions never fails and that His mercies are new every morning.

The LORD bless you and keep you.
readNumbers 6:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be blessed with God's grace, trusting that He will never abandon them.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe."
readJohn 6:35-36

Praise God for the things such as bread that He has provided as natural conversation bridges to the gospel. Pray that believers will use any bridges He provides to share the gospel with those who do not yet know the good news.

Bashkir Across Countries (ROP3 - 101100) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
BashkirPG024255BashkirKazakhstan31,000Unengaged and UnreachedBashkirSunni Islam
BashkirPG024336BashkirKyrgyzstan375Unengaged and UnreachedBashkirSunni Islam
BashkirPG024607BashkirTurkmenistan8,700Unengaged and UnreachedBashkirSunni Islam
BashkirPG024658BashkirUzbekistan64,500Unengaged and UnreachedBashkirSunni Islam
BashkirPG024416BashkirRussian Federation1,700,000Engaged yet UnreachedBashkirSunni Islam

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

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