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The Mzab of Algeria

The Mzab of Algeria, numbering approximately 204,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Berber ethnic group living in M'zab in the northern Sahara. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Tumzabt is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Mzab

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Algeria
People Cluster: Amazigh-Saharan
Primary Language(s): Tumzabt (mzb)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 204,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011268
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
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Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tumzabt
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
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Tumzabt Speakers

Media Resources in Tumzabt:

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Bible Resources in Tumzabt:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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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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Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
readJames 2:5

Pray for those living in despair to experience the riches of God's love and the hope of eternal life through faith in Christ.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. For kingship belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.
readPsalm 22:27-28

Pray that entire families will turn to the Lord in repentance and faith, and that they will worship Him and declare His righteousness to the nations.

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
readIsaiah 26:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, the Lord will keep them in perfect peace as they trust in Him.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
read2 Corinthians 5:20

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will be His ambassadors, faithfully imploring people on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God through Jesus.

Amazigh, Mozabite Across Countries (ROP3 - 106837) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MzabPG011268MzabAlgeria204,000Unengaged and UnreachedTumzabtFolk Islam

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