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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Northern Tati of Iran

The Northern Tati of Iran, numbering approximately 45,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a linguistic subgroup of the Tats, an Iranian ethnic group predominantly found in the East Azerbaijan province of northern Iran They are an Indigenous people, with Harzani as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Talysh people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. Their primary religion is Shia Islam. They primarily speak Karingani.

Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Northern Tati

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: Iran
People Cluster: Talysh
Primary Language(s): Karingani (kgn)
Primary Religion(s): Shia Islam
Population: 45,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
People Group ID: PG049336
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Shia Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Shia Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Karingani
Language Family: Indo-European

70%
%
Karingani Speakers

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Bible Resources in Karingani:

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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): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources (GSEC: 0), there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources

Next steps for the Northern Tati:
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Pray specifically for the Northern Tati of Iran

Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life"
readJohn 4:13-14

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will drink of the living water that only Christ can provide and never thirst again.

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
readMatthew 11:28-29

Please pray for them to lift their eyes to Jesus and find rest for their souls, lasting peace, and hope in Him.

Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!
readPsalm 105:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will glory in His holy name and that their hearts will rejoice.

Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
readLuke 10:3

Ask God to raise up and send humble believers who will depend on Him as they go out like lambs among wolves to share the good news with those who need to hear it.

Harzani Across Countries (ROP3 - 103727) reported in the following countries:

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PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
Northern TatiPG049336Northern TatiIran45,500Unengaged and UnreachedKaringaniShia Islam

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