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The Lebanese Arabs of Panama

The Lebanese Arabs of Panama, numbering approximately 9,700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Lebanese Arab community that maintains the cultural traditions and social networks of the Levant while contributing to the country's professional and commercial sectors. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Levantine Arabic is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Lebanese Arab

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Panama
People Cluster: Arab, Levant
Primary Language(s): Levantine Arabic (apc)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 9,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG024837
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Pray for the Lebanese Arabs of Panama

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

63%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Levantine Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Levantine Speakers

Media Resources in Levantine Arabic:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Levantine Arabic:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Sabeel Media✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Levantine Arabic bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Lebanese Arabs are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Lebanese Arabs:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Lebanese Arabs of Panama

Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:22

Pray for many lost people to turn to the Lord, finding forgiveness and salvation in Him, for He is the only way to true life and restoration.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that the lost will seek God and learn that they have a heavenly Father who loves them and wants them to live eternally with Him.

My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
readJohn 10:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice as they remember that they can never lose their salvation

And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you.
readLuke 10:6

Pray that, as people come to faith in Christ and want to share it with others, they will be welcomed into homes and received well so that they can share message of hope with many people.

Arab, Lebanese Across Countries (ROP3 - 105688) reported in the following countries:

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14 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Lebanese Shia ArabsPG022026Lebanese Shia ArabsLebanon1,035,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicShia Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG046493Lebanese ArabsUnited States558,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicProtestantism
Lebanese ArabsPG042792Lebanese ArabsQatar295,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG043431Lebanese ArabsCanada235,000No Longer UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG042797Lebanese ArabsSaudi Arabia153,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG042755Lebanese ArabsKuwait140,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG011672Lebanese ArabsFrance57,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG042884Lebanese ArabsUnited Arab Emirates47,500Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG024837Lebanese ArabsPanama9,700No Longer UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG000422Lebanese ArabsNetherlands6,900Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
LebanesePG016312LebaneseDominican Republic4,600Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG016434Lebanese ArabsSuriname3,100Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG022280Lebanese ArabsFrench Guiana1,500Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG012980Lebanese ArabsCongo1,300Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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