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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Doms of Afghanistan

The Doms of Afghanistan, numbering approximately 14,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a historically itinerant, endogamous community found across Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Iraq, Syria, and parts of South Asia. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Domari is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: Afghanistan
People Cluster: Domari
Primary Language(s): Domari (rmt)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 14,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG023964

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Pray for the Doms of Afghanistan

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Domari
Language Family: Indo-European

60%
%
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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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 Doms:
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Pray specifically for the Doms of Afghanistan

But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
readPsalm 130:4

Pray that God will bring those who have hard hearts to repentance and trust in Christ for the forgiveness of their sins.

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
readIsaiah 30:21

As the lost in this people group seek to know the truth of who God is, pray that the Spirit of God will draw them to Himself and guide them in the way they should go.

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
read1 Peter 2:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember every day that Jesus' death on the cross brings real healing and restoration to their souls and joyfully share this good news with others.

Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
readLuke 10:3

Ask God to raise up and send humble believers who will depend on Him as they go out like lambs among wolves to share the good news with those who need to hear it.

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

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9 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
DomsPG042250DomsIran112,000Unengaged and UnreachedIranian PersianSunni Islam
DomsPG011494DomsEgypt465,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG011710DomsIraq45,500Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG011753DomsIsrael15,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG011838DomsLibya44,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG012205DomsSyria43,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG023964DomsAfghanistan14,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomariSunni Islam
DomsPG024575DomsTurkiye38,000Unengaged 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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