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

Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
readRomans 11:22

Pray that God will transform those who persist in unbelief and, in His everlasting kindness, graft them into His family.

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
readRevelation 4:11

Pray that the good news will advance and people will recognize and worship the One who created all things by His will, giving glory and honor to Him alone.

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
readJames 1:12

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged when they persevere under trial, knowing that when they have stood the test, they will receive the crown of life.

To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.
read1 Corinthians 9:20

Pray that believers from similar cultures will be compelled by Christ's love to reach people who don't know the gospel, and that those people will receive the good news with joy.

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

Strategic Progress Index
All

19 people groups

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

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