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The Levantine Arabs of Curacao

The Levantine Arabs of Curacao, numbering approximately 325 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Arab community of Syrian and Lebanese descent, often grouped together due to shared historical, linguistic, and cultural ties. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Standard Arabic is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Curacao
People Cluster: Arab, Levant
Primary Language(s): Standard Arabic (arb)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 325
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016402

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

95%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Standard Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Standard Speakers

Media Resources in Standard Arabic:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film
Magdalena View Film
The Savior View Film
The Savior View Film

6 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Standard Arabic:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
Easy to Read Version ✓ ✓
Good News Version ✓
Sharif (Iraqi) Version ✓ ✓ ✓
Sharif Version ✓ ✓ ✓
Standard Arabic (Gulf) ✓
Van Dyke Version - multi voice ✓ ✓ ✓
Van Dyke Version - single voice ✓ ✓ ✓

7 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Standard Arabic bible at Bible.com

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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 Levantine Arabs:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Pray specifically for the Levantine Arabs of Curacao

For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.
readLuke 19:10

Pray that those who are lost will respond to the One who came to seek and save the lost, and experience the joy of being found.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:5

While there are many who do not yet praise God, pray that He will work in their lives, advance the gospel among them, and bring many to saving faith in Christ.

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
readHebrews 10:36

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will patiently endure suffering and hardships and do God's will so that they may receive what He has promised.

"For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ā€˜To the unknown god.ā€™ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you."
readActs 17:23

Pray that believers God sends to cross cultures will be sensitive to the spiritual needs of the people they serve, and will proclaim the truth of Christ to them in creative ways that they will understand.

Arab, Levantine Across Countries (ROP3 - 109667) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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16 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ā–² Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Levantine Arabs PG016310 Levantine Arabs Dominica 50 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Levantine Arabs PG016213 Levantine Arabs British Virgin Islands 60 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Levantine Arabs PG016402 Levantine Arabs Curacao 325 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Levantine Arabs PG013421 Levantine Arabs Guinea 1,300 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Folk Islam
Levantine Arabs PG017480 Levantine Arabs Ecuador 3,200 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Levantine Arabs PG016381 Levantine Arabs Haiti 5,700 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Levantine Arabs PG013440 Levantine Arabs Guinea-Bissau 11,000 Unengaged and Unreached Levantine Arabic Folk Islam
Levantine Arabs PG000489 Levantine Arabs Portugal 23,000 Engaged yet Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Levantine Arabs PG013104 Levantine Arabs Cote dā€™Ivoire 67,000 Engaged yet Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Middle Eastern Arabs PG042458 Middle Eastern Arabs Germany 104,000 Unengaged and Unreached Levantine Arabic Sunni Islam
Levantine Arabs PG020267 Levantine Arabs Australia 196,000 No Longer Unreached Gulf Arabic Roman Catholicism
Levantine Arabs PG011511 Levantine Arabs Egypt 218,000 Engaged yet Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Levantine Arabs PG012216 Levantine Arabs Tunisia 251,000 Unengaged and Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Levantine Arabs PG000573 Levantine Arabs Sweden 407,000 Unengaged and Unreached Levantine Arabic Sunni Islam
Levantine Arabs PG000662 Levantine Arabs United Kingdom 512,000 Engaged yet Unreached Standard Arabic Sunni Islam
Levantine Arabs PG024574 Levantine Arabs Turkiye 1,460,000 Engaged yet Unreached Levantine Arabic Folk Islam

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

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