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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Iraqi Arabs of Algeria

The Iraqi Arabs of Algeria, numbering approximately 8,700 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as an Arabic-speaking people of Iraq descended from Arab and indigenous Mesopotamian populations, distinguished by their Mesopotamian Arabic language and the cultural traditions of historic Mesopotamia They are an Diaspora people, with Arab, Iraqi as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Arab, Levant people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Arabic, Standard.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Arab, Iraqi

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Algeria
People Cluster: Arab, Levant
Primary Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 8,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011264
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Arabic, Standard
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Standard Speakers

Media Resources in Arabic, Standard:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film
The SaviorView Film

6 films

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Bible Resources in Arabic, Standard:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Easy to Read Version✓✓
Good News Version✓
Sharif (Iraqi) Version✓✓✓
Sharif Version✓✓✓
Standard Arabic (Gulf)✓
Van Dyke Version - multi voice✓✓✓
Van Dyke Version - single voice✓✓✓

7 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Arabic, Standard bible at Bible.com

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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

Next steps for the Iraqi Arabs:
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Pray specifically for the Iraqi Arabs of Algeria

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
readPsalm 51:1

Give thanks to God that He is able to forgive all the sins people might commit, and pray that many who don't yet know this will hear the good news and turn to Him for mercy.

But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.
readMark 4:20

Pray that those who have never encountered the gospel will have the opportunity to receive it, and that it will fall on good soil and bear much fruit.

For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.
readHebrews 10:34

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have compassion for those in prison, sympathize with those who are mistreated, and continue to do good and share the gospel with others.

"Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
readJohn 7:38

Ask God to raise up believers and sustain them as they cross cultures to share hope with those who need it. Pray that many might come to know Christ and that streams of living water will flow from their hearts so they will never thirst again.

Arab, Iraqi Across Countries (ROP3 - 104056) reported in the following countries:

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17 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
Iraqi ArabsPG011264Iraqi ArabsAlgeria8,700Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, StandardSunni Islam
Iraqi ArabsPG011667Iraqi ArabsFrance6,800Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MesopotamianSunni Islam
Iraqi ArabsPG011816Iraqi ArabsLebanon25,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, StandardSunni Islam
Iraqi ArabsPG012188Iraqi ArabsSyria60,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MesopotamianShia Islam
IraqisPG042328IraqisItaly4,300Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MesopotamianSunni Islam
IraqisPG042374IraqisBelgium22,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MesopotamianSunni Islam
Iraqi ArabsPG042882Iraqi ArabsUnited Arab Emirates59,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MesopotamianSunni Islam
Iraqi ArabsPG042889Iraqi ArabsYemen10,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MesopotamianSunni Islam
Iraqi ArabsPG050210Iraqi ArabsSweden181,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, MesopotamianSunni Islam
Iraqi ArabsPG011777Iraqi ArabsJordan1,590,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam
Iraqi ArabsPG011798Iraqi ArabsKuwait14,500Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MesopotamianSunni Islam
IraqisPG042436IraqisGermany178,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MesopotamianSunni Islam
Iraqi ArabsPG046490Iraqi ArabsUnited States156,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MesopotamianShia Islam
Iraqi Shia ArabsPG046790Iraqi Shia ArabsIraq19,630,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MesopotamianShia Islam
Iraqi ArabsPG047414Iraqi ArabsCanada85,500Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MesopotamianShia Islam
IraqisPG049968IraqisGreece17,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, MesopotamianSunni Islam
Iraqi ArabsPG050028Iraqi ArabsNetherlands63,500Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, LevantineSunni Islam

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

*Peoplegroups.org relies on updates from the field and other organizations for much of our data, so if you have any updates, please contact us. We use various international naming standards. For a list of these standards and fields, visit our Data Standards section.

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