• PEOPLE NAME: MUSLIM TAMBOLI OF INDIA

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PEID: 48440

ROP: 113133

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Backward Class

Language: Urdu - (urd)

Alternate Name(s): Tambuli, Tamuli, Tamli

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: India

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Population: 184,000

Global Population: 184,000


PEID: 48440

ROP: 113133

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Muslim Tamboli of India, numbering 184,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Other Backward Class people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Urdu. The primary religion practiced by the Muslim Tamboli 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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