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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

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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

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the message of hope will reach those who are wandering in darkness, offering them a path to eternal life.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
readPsalm 25:5

Pray that the gospel will advance and that God will lead people in His truth, bringing many to salvation.

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
read1 Corinthians 3:7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be unified in making disciples and be used by God to further His kingdom near and far.

And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
readColossians 1:20

As believers cross cultures to tell others about Jesus, praise God for allowing them to be a part of His reconciling all things to Himself, asking Him to help them remember their role in His beautiful plan of salvation for others.

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

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BashkirPG024658BashkirUzbekistan64,500Unengaged and UnreachedBashkirSunni Islam
BashkirPG024607BashkirTurkmenistan8,700Unengaged and UnreachedBashkirSunni Islam
BashkirPG024416BashkirRussian Federation1,700,000Engaged yet UnreachedBashkirSunni Islam
BashkirPG024336BashkirKyrgyzstan375Unengaged and UnreachedBashkirSunni Islam
BashkirPG024255BashkirKazakhstan31,000Unengaged and UnreachedBashkirSunni Islam

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

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