• PEOPLE NAME: SUDANESE ARABS OF ETHIOPIA

Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Arab World

People Cluster: Arab, Sudan

Language: Sudanese Arabic - (apd)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Ethiopia

Also found in: Canada; Egypt; Eritrea; France; Italy; Libya; Netherlands; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Sudan; United Arab Emirates; United States; Yemen

Population: 250,000

Global Population: 22,540,800


PEID: 11646

ROP: 109571

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Sudanese Arabs of Ethiopia, numbering 250,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Arab, Sudan people cluster within the Arab World affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 22,540,800 in 15 countries. Their primary language is Sudanese Arabic. The primary religion practiced by the Sudanese Arabs is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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