The Sart-Kalmyk of Kyrgyzstan

The Sart-Kalmyk of Kyrgyzstan, numbering approximately 750 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a Sunni Muslim people of Oirat-Mongol origin who settled in the Issyk-Kul region in the nineteenth century; most now speak Kyrgyz and identify closely with Kyrgyz society while retaining a distinct heritage They are an Indigenous people, with Sart Kalmyk as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Mongolian people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kirghiz is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Sart-Kalmyk

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: Kyrgyzstan
People Cluster: Mongolian
Primary Language(s): Kirghiz (kir)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 750
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024368

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kirghiz
Language Family: Turkic

100%
%
Kyrgyz Speakers

Media Resources in Kirghiz:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Kirghiz:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2005 Bible Society in Kazakhstan✓✓

1 entry

Or check out the Kirghiz bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Sart-Kalmyk 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.

Next steps for the Sart-Kalmyk:
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Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Sart-Kalmyk of Kyrgyzstan

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost among them will look to the One lifted up on the cross, believing in Him and receiving eternal life.

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
readLuke 13:3

Pray that the lost will repent and believe the gospel, for without it, they will perish.

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
readColossians 4:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving, as they bring needs before the Lord.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that God will raise up people who love Him and are able and willing to go to and share the hope of the gospel with those who don't know it. Pray that everyone will see His name as majestic in all the earth!

Sart Kalmyk Across Countries (ROP3 - 116052) reported in the following countries:

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