• PEOPLE NAME: JEWS OF IRAQ

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PEID: 11715

ROP: 110925

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Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Jews

People Cluster: Jews

Language: Judeo-Iraqi Arabic - (yhd)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Judaism

Country: Iraq

Also found in: Israel; United Kingdom

Population: 20

Global Population: 140,020


PEID: 11715

ROP: 110925

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Jews of Iraq, numbering 20, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Jews people cluster within the Jews affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 140,020 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Judeo-Iraqi Arabic. The primary religion practiced by the Jews is Judaism, a religion developed among the ancient Hebrews and characterized by belief in one transcendent God who has revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions.


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