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The Syrian Arabs of Sudan

The Syrian Arabs of Sudan, numbering approximately 131,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a diaspora community of Syrian Arabs in Sudan. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Standard Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Sudan
People Cluster: Arab, Levant
Primary Language(s): Standard Arabic (arb)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 131,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042850
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

84%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Standard Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Standard Speakers

Media Resources in Standard Arabic:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film
Magdalena View Film
The Savior View Film
The Savior View Film

6 films

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Bible Resources in Standard Arabic:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
Easy to Read Version ✓ ✓
Good News Version ✓
Sharif (Iraqi) Version ✓ ✓ ✓
Sharif Version ✓ ✓ ✓
Standard Arabic (Gulf) ✓
Van Dyke Version - multi voice ✓ ✓ ✓
Van Dyke Version - single voice ✓ ✓ ✓

7 entries

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Or check out the Standard Arabic bible at Bible.com

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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 Syrian Arabs:
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Pray specifically for the Syrian Arabs of Sudan

That they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
readActs 17:27

Pray that those who don't yet know Christ will search diligently for God and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!
readPsalm 96:9

Pray that many who do not yet know Jesus will come to know Him and worship Him in the splendor of His holiness.

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations.
readDeuteronomy 7:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will know God's faithful love and keep His commandments, experiencing His steadfast care.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

Arab, Syrian Across Countries (ROP3 - 109662) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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19 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Syrian Sunni Arabs PG012198 Syrian Sunni Arabs Syria 15,680,000 Engaged yet Unreached Levantine Arabic Sunni Islam
Syrian Arabs PG049340 Syrian Arabs Turkiye 3,905,000 Engaged yet Unreached Levantine Arabic Sunni Islam
Syrian Arabs PG042752 Syrian Arabs Jordan 1,320,000 Engaged yet Unreached Levantine Arabic Sunni Islam
Syrian Arabs PG042801 Syrian Arabs Saudi Arabia 818,000 Engaged yet Unreached Levantine Arabic Sunni Islam
Syrian Arabs PG042455 Syrian Arabs Germany 584,000 Engaged yet Unreached Levantine Arabic Sunni Islam
Syrian Arabs PG042761 Syrian Arabs Lebanon 489,000 Engaged yet Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Syrian Arabs PG042886 Syrian Arabs United Arab Emirates 303,000 Unengaged and Unreached Levantine Arabic Sunni Islam
Syrian Arabs PG011694 Syrian Arabs Iraq 293,000 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Syrian Arabs PG042794 Syrian Arabs Qatar 266,000 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Syrian Arabs PG050211 Syrian Arabs Sweden 211,000 Unengaged and Unreached Levantine Arabic Sunni Islam
Syrian Arabs PG043644 Syrian Arabs United States 196,000 No Longer Unreached Levantine Arabic Sunni Islam
Syrian Arabs PG042758 Syrian Arabs Kuwait 161,000 Engaged yet Unreached Levantine Arabic Sunni Islam
Syrian Arabs PG042850 Syrian Arabs Sudan 131,000 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Syrian Arabs PG050027 Syrian Arabs Netherlands 94,000 Engaged yet Unreached Levantine Arabic Sunni Islam
Syrian Arabs PG049967 Syrian Arabs Greece 75,000 Engaged yet Unreached Levantine Arabic Sunni Islam
Syrian Arabs PG043482 Syrian Arabs Canada 68,500 Engaged yet Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Syrian Arabs PG011682 Syrian Arabs France 18,500 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Syrian Arabs PG016350 Syrian Arabs Guadeloupe 900 Unengaged and Unreached Levantine Arabic Sunni Islam
Syrian Arabs PG016393 Syrian Arabs Martinique 550 Unengaged and Unreached Levantine Arabic Sunni Islam

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

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