Affinity Bloc: Eurasian Peoples

Overview: The two great mountain ranges of the Caucasus lie between the Black Sea and the Baltic and have long been considered the boundary between Europe and Asia. Their high peaks and deep valleys have provided a refuge for peoples from many different ethnic backgrounds, and have also permitted the development of numerous local languages and dialects. The Caucasus people groups are the least evangelized in Eurasia.

  -- Patrick Johnstone, The Future of the Global Church, p. 189

Peoples within this cluster: Abaza; Adyghe; Agul; Akhvakh; Akkin; Akusha; Andalal; Andi; Antsukh; Archin; Avar; Balkar; Batlukh; Botlikh; Budug; Chamalin; Chechen; Cherkess; Chirag; Dargin; Didoi; Georgian; Ginukh; Godoberi; Hunzib; Ingush; Kabardian; Kaitak; Kapuchin; Karachay; Karatin; Khinalug; Khvarshin; Kryz; Kubachi; Kumyk; Kvanadin; Lak; Laz; Lezgin; Muirin; Murego-Gubden; Rutul; Tabasaran; Tindin; Tsakhur; Tsudakar; Udin

Countries where they are found: Austria; Azerbaijan; Belgium; Canada; Georgia; Germany; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Russian Federation; Saudi Arabia; Syria; Tajikistan; Türkiye; Turkmenistan; United States; Uzbekistan