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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Southern Baloch of United Arab Emirates

The Southern Baloch of United Arab Emirates, numbering approximately 484,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Baloch, a nomadic, pastoral, Western Iranic ethnic group native to the Balochistan region of South and Western Asia. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Southern Balochi is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Baloch, Southern

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: United Arab Emirates
People Cluster: Baloch
Primary Language(s): Southern Balochi (bcc)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 484,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012255
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Pray for the Southern Baloch of United Arab Emirates

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Southern Balochi
Language Family: Indo-European

70%
%
Balochi, Southern Speakers

Media Resources in Southern Balochi:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Southern Balochi:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Arabic Script - WBT Edition (Partial NT)✓✓✓
Arabic Script - WBT Edition (Partial NT)✓✓

2 entries

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Or check out the Southern Balochi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Southern Baloch 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 Southern Baloch:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Southern Baloch of United Arab Emirates

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
readMatthew 5:44-45

Pray for those who don't know Jesus to encounter believers who are kind and compassionate and that their imitation of Christ will serve as a testimony that attracts lost people to Jesus.

Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
readMark 10:14b

Praise Jesus for the way He loves children, asking that many will learn the truth about Him and come to Him unhindered.

Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
readMatthew 18:19

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they find other believers to pray with, and that they will trust God to answer their requests according to His will.

And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you.
readLuke 10:6

Pray that, as people come to faith in Christ and want to share it with others, they will be welcomed into homes and received well so that they can share message of hope with many people.

Baloch Southern Across Countries (ROP3 - 109469) reported in the following countries:

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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
Southern BalochPG006401Southern BalochPakistan4,590,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam
Southern BalochPG011893Southern BalochOman675,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam
Southern BalochPG011899Southern BalochQatar56,500Unengaged and UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam
Southern BalochPG011913Southern BalochSaudi Arabia13,500Unengaged and UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam
Southern BalochPG012255Southern BalochUnited Arab Emirates484,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam
Southern BalochPG047185Southern BalochUnited States325Unengaged and UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam
Southern BalochPG050104Southern BalochBahrain51,500Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni Islam

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

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