Tsakhur of Azerbaijan (PGID: PG024091)

PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tsakhur of Azerbaijan

The Tsakhur of Azerbaijan, numbering approximately 20,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Northeast Caucasian people of Azerbaijan's Greater Caucasus region whose identity emerged from the historic Tsakhur communities of Dagestan and was shaped by migration across the Caucasus mountains into northwestern Azerbaijan. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Tsakhur is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Azerbaijan
People Cluster: Caucasus
Primary Language(s): Tsakhur (tkr)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 20,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024091
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%

Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tsakhur
Language Family: Nakh-Daghestanian

77%

Tsakhur Speakers

Media Resources in Tsakhur:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Tsakhur:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
2012 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow	✓	✓

1 entry

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tsakhur 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.

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My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:26

Pray that those who are lost and struggling to find hope will find their strength and hope in God, recognizing Him as their portion and deliverer forever.

Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
Romans 2:4

Pray that, in God's kindness and according to His nature, He will lead many to repentance.

Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.
Psalm 34:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will see themselves as God sees them, with radiant faces and hearts that have been cleansed of all shame.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
Psalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

Tsakhur Across Countries (ROP3 - 110205) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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2 people groups

Photo	People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
	PG024091	Tsakhur	Azerbaijan	20,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Tsakhur	Sunni Islam
	PG024484	Tsakhur	Russian Federation	13,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Tsakhur	Sunni Islam

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