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The Khalka Mongols of Kyrgyzstan

The Khalka Mongols of Kyrgyzstan, numbering approximately 150 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a community of Khalkha Mongol origin in Kyrgyzstan that maintains the language, traditions, and cultural heritage of the principal Mongol people of modern Mongolia. They mostly adhere to Atheism and Halh Mongolian is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Khalka Mongol

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: Kyrgyzstan
People Cluster: Mongolian
Primary Language(s): Halh Mongolian (khk)
Primary Religion(s): Atheism
Population: 150
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024356

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Atheism
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

50%
%
Atheism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Halh Mongolian
Language Family: Mongolic-Khitan

100%
%
Mongolian, Halh Speakers

Media Resources in Halh Mongolian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Halh Mongolian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Ariun Bible 2013✓
2011 Mongolian Union Bible Society✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Halh Mongolian 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

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And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
readExodus 14:22

Pray that the God who split the sea so that the Israelites might pass through would do another great work among these people, softening the hearts of those who remain lost to the good news and saving them from their sins.

For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; ascribe greatness to our God!
readDeuteronomy 32:3

Pray that believers will proclaim the Lord’s name and declare the greatness of our God so that others might believe in Him.

Jesus said, ‘Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life.
readMark 10:29-30

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will know that when they make sacrifices to follow Jesus, He is there with them and will bless them abundantly in this life and in the life to come.

At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ...that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
readColossians 4:3-4

Ask God to open doors for believers to share the gospel and help them communicate it clearly so that more people will understand the mystery of Christ and turn to follow Him.

Mongol, Khalka Across Countries (ROP3 - 114225) reported in the following countries:

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9 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Khalka MongolsPG048426Khalka MongolsUnited Kingdom1,900No Longer UnreachedHalh MongolianAtheism
Khalka MongolsPG007525Khalka MongolsTaiwan7,200Unengaged and UnreachedHalh MongolianChinese Folk Religion
Khalka MongolsPG007494Khalka MongolsMongolia3,195,000Engaged yet UnreachedHalh MongolianTibetan Buddhism
Khalka MongolsPG024356Khalka MongolsKyrgyzstan150Unengaged and UnreachedHalh MongolianAtheism
Khalka MongolsPG048424Khalka MongolsHungary1,200No Longer UnreachedHalh MongolianAtheism
Khalka MongolsPG042419Khalka MongolsGermany5,000Unengaged and UnreachedHalh MongolianTibetan Buddhism
Khalka MongolsPG048425Khalka MongolsCzech Republic2,300Engaged yet UnreachedHalh MongolianAtheism
Khalka MongolsPG047432Khalka MongolsCanada1,300Engaged yet UnreachedHalh MongolianTibetan Buddhism
Khalka MongolsPG048751Khalka MongolsAustria2,600Engaged yet UnreachedHalh MongolianTibetan Buddhism

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