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The Doms of Syria

The Doms of Syria, numbering approximately 43,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a small, historically marginalized ethnic group who belong to the wider Dom people—an Indo‑Aryan diaspora community found across the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Eurasia. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Domari is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: Syria
People Cluster: Domari
Primary Language(s): Domari (rmt)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 43,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012205
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

90%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Domari
Language Family: Indo-European

50%
%
Domari Speakers

Media Resources in Domari:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
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2 films

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Bible Resources in Domari:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Domari 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 Doms:
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Pray specifically for the Doms of Syria

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
readMatthew 11:28

Pray for those who are tired, weary, and burdened by the weight of sin to encounter Jesus and experience the rest that only He can give.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost will look to Jesus lifted up on the cross and believe in Him, gaining eternal life with God.

I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
readPsalm 89:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will declare and record His faithfulness and love to be passed on from generation to generation.

And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that God who is in heaven will place believers in the lives of people who need to encounter the gospel and that He will reveal to them the truth of what they hear.

Dom Across Countries (ROP3 - 102682) reported in the following countries:

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9 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
DomsPG011494DomsEgypt466,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG042250DomsIran112,000Unengaged and UnreachedIranian PersianSunni Islam
DomsPG011710DomsIraq45,500Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG011838DomsLibya44,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG012205DomsSyria43,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG024575DomsTurkiye38,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG011753DomsIsrael15,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG023964DomsAfghanistan14,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG042750DomsJordan12,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam

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

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