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The Persians of Qatar

The Persians of Qatar, numbering approximately 276,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a complex Iranian community shaped by a rich history, multifaceted blend of ancient traditions, cultural heritage, modern influences, Islamic values, and a strong sense of national pride and resilience. They mostly adhere to Shia Islam and Iranian Persian is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: Qatar
People Cluster: Persian
Primary Language(s): Iranian Persian (pes)
Primary Religion(s): Shia Islam
Population: 276,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011904
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Shia Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

97%
%
Shia Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Iranian Persian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Persian, Iranian Speakers

Media Resources in Iranian Persian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Iranian Persian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
New Millenium Version 2009✓
New Millenium Version 2014✓✓
Today's Persian Version✓✓

3 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Iranian Persian bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

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 Persians:
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Pray specifically for the Persians of Qatar

For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
readPsalm 97:9

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will recognize the Lord as the Most High and turn from spiritual darkness to worship Him above all else.

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
readActs 18:8

Pray that rulers and leaders will access the gospel, respond in faith, and be baptized, uniting with Christ and His Church, and influence others to follow Him.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
readPsalm 51:10

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will quickly repent when they sin and walk with clean hearts and right spirits as they grow in their relationship with the Lord.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
readPsalm 23:6

Ask God to raise up believers who will share the hope that, for those who trust in Christ, goodness and love will follow them all the days of their lives, and they will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Persian Across Countries (ROP3 - 107987) reported in the following countries:

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30 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
PersiansPG050238PersiansIndonesia8,000No Longer UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG050237PersiansSouth Korea3,500No Longer UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG050098PersiansArmenia7,800No Longer UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG049321PersiansMalaysia21,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG047071PersiansGreece2,400No Longer UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG043458PersiansCanada202,000No Longer UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG043278PersiansUnited States467,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG043167PersiansBelgium12,500Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG042479PersiansFrance65,500Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG042331PersiansItaly11,500Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG024581PersiansTurkiye130,000No Longer UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG024309PersiansUzbekistan34,500Unengaged and UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG024197PersiansIran29,520,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG024081PersiansAzerbaijan1,400Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG024002PersiansAfghanistan117,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG022255PersiansNetherlands36,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG020262PersiansAustralia84,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG012247PersiansUnited Arab Emirates558,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG012193PersiansSyria10,000Unengaged and UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG011904PersiansQatar276,000Unengaged and UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG011886PersiansOman16,000Unengaged and UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG011804PersiansKuwait50,000Unengaged and UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG011719PersiansIraq511,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG011304PersiansBahrain225,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG009630PersiansNew Zealand7,500Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG006390PersiansPakistan13,000Unengaged and UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG000643PersiansUnited Kingdom86,000No Longer UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG000259PersiansGermany175,000No Longer UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG000091PersiansDenmark15,500Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPG000034PersiansAustria15,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam

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

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