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The Judeo-Iraqi Arabs of United Kingdom

The Judeo-Iraqi Arabs of United Kingdom, numbering approximately 6,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethno‑religious Jewish community from Iraq whose culture, history, and everyday life were deeply rooted in Arab Iraqi society for more than two millennia. They mostly adhere to Judaism and Judeo-Iraqi Arabic is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Judeo-Iraqi Arab

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: United Kingdom
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): Judeo-Iraqi Arabic (yhd)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
Population: 6,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000611
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

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Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Judeo-Iraqi Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

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Arabic, Judeo-Iraqi Speakers

Media Resources in Judeo-Iraqi Arabic:

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Bible Resources in Judeo-Iraqi Arabic:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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read1 Timothy 6:9

Pray for those, rich and poor, who have put their trust in worldly things, and ask that they will be honest with themselves, acknowledge their need for God and turn to Him.

Moses said, "Please show me your glory." And he said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name 'The LORD.' And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy."
readExodus 33:18-19

Pray that many will come to know the glory of God, which is revealed in Jesus Christ, and that they will rejoice in the mercy He offers them.

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
readColossians 4:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving, as they bring needs before the Lord.

He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
readJohn 1:7

Pray that God will raise up witnesses to testify about Jesus so that all might believe, knowing that He is light and in Him there is no darkness at all.

Jew, Iraqi Across Countries (ROP3 - 110925) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
Judeo-Iraqi ArabsPG000611Judeo-Iraqi ArabsUnited Kingdom6,000Unengaged and UnreachedJudeo-Iraqi ArabicJudaism
Iraqi JewsPG011715Iraqi JewsIraq5Unengaged and UnreachedJudeo-Iraqi ArabicJudaism
YahudicPG011770YahudicIsrael138,000Engaged yet UnreachedJudeo-Iraqi ArabicJudaism

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