The Syrian Arabs of Guadeloupe

The Syrian Arabs of Guadeloupe, numbering approximately 900 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a diaspora community of Syrian Arabs in Guadeloupe. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Levantine Arabic is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Guadeloupe
People Cluster: Arab, Levant
Primary Language(s): Levantine Arabic (apc)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016350

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

45%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Levantine Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Levantine Speakers

Media Resources in Levantine Arabic:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Levantine Arabic:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Sabeel Media✓✓

1 entry

Or check out the Levantine Arabic bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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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 Syrian Arabs:
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Pray specifically for the Syrian Arabs of Guadeloupe

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven"
readMatthew 9:14

Pray that those who are spiritually dead will recognize their need for spiritual nourishment and turn to the One who offers true fulfillment.

And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
readActs 17:26-27

Pray that the lost will seek God and find Him, for He is not far from each one of us. Pray that they will have opportunities to access the gospel, learn God's purpose for their lives, and believe in Him.

This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
readEphesians 5:32-33

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grasp the profound mystery of Christ's love for the Church, reflecting this love in their marriages.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
read3 John 1:2

Ask God to grant protection and good health — both physical and spiritual — to those He sends cross-culturally to share the gospel.

Arab, Syrian Across Countries (ROP3 - 109662) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

19 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Syrian Sunni ArabsSyrian Sunni ArabsSyria15,660,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsTurkiye3,905,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsJordan1,320,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsSaudi Arabia817,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsGermany584,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsLebanon489,000Engaged yet UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsUnited Arab Emirates302,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsIraq293,000Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsQatar266,000Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsSweden211,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsUnited States196,000No Longer UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsKuwait161,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsSudan131,000Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsNetherlands94,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsGreece75,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsCanada68,000Engaged yet UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsFrance18,500Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsGuadeloupe900Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsMartinique550Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam

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