• PEOPLE CLUSTER: NURISTAN

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People groups: 2

Population: 157,600

Unreached people groups: 2

UPG population: 157,600

Unengaged UPGs: 1

UUPG population: 8,600

Number of countries: 2


Affinity Bloc: Persian-Median

Overview: Nuristan is a region in Afghanistan, south of the Hindu Kush valleys. The Nuristani people are an ethnic group whose ancestors practiced an ancient Indo-Iranian polytheistic religion until they were conquered and converted to Islam in the late 19th century. The Nuristani do not have a formal tribal structure, however they designate themselves by the names of the local regions they are from.

Peoples within this cluster: Nuristani, Bashgali

Countries where they are found: Afghanistan; Pakistan


People groups: 2

Population: 157,600

Unreached people groups: 2

UPG population: 157,600

Unengaged UPGs: 1

UUPG population: 8,600

Number of countries: 2