Kazakh of Mongolia (PGID: PG007493)

The Kazakh of Mongolia

The Kazakh of Mongolia, numbering approximately 161,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkic people of mixed steppe ancestry concentrated in Mongolia's Altai region, descended largely from 19th-century migrants, who preserve a distinct Kazakh identity within Mongolia. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kazakh is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Mongolia
People Cluster: Kazakh
Primary Language(s): Kazakh (kaz)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 161,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007493
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

89%

Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kazakh
Language Family: Turkic

100%

Kazakh Speakers

Media Resources in Kazakh:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Kazakh:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
Kiyeli kitap 2010	✓	✓	✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kazakh bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kazakh are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Kazakh:

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Pray specifically for the Kazakh of Mongolia

O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.
Psalm 10:17-18

Pray that God, in accordance with His good character, will give justice to those who are oppressed by sin and that they will know that His offer of salvation is for everyone.

And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
Zechariah 2:11

Pray that many will take refuge in the Lord and be His people who share the good news of salvation in Jesus with others.

Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of host.
Jeremiah 15:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find joy and delight in the Word of the Lord.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
Psalm 51:2

Pray that God will raise up believers to go and share the gospel with those in this people group who need to be washed of their iniquity and cleansed from their sins.

Kazakh Across Countries (ROP3 - 104791) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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12 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population	Strategic Progress Index ▼	Language	Religion
PG047416	Kazakh	Canada	7,900	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG047197	Kazakh	United States	2,100	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024681	Kazakh	Uzbekistan	906,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024564	Kazakh	Turkiye	9,600	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024277	Kazakh	Kazakhstan	12,530,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024103	Kazakh	China	1,400,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG007493	Kazakh	Mongolia	161,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG000916	Kazakh	Russian Federation	807,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024620	Kazakh	Turkmenistan	165,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024355	Kazakh	Kyrgyzstan	26,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024169	Kazakh	Iran	6,100	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG000247	Kazakh	Germany	40,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam

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