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The Bagvalal of Russian Federation

The Bagvalal of Russian Federation, numbering approximately 6,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Avar-Andi-Dido people of Dagestan's Tsumadinsky District, historically tied to the Avar Khanate and adopting Sunni Islam by the sixteenth century through Sufi missionaries, with many resettling in Astrakhan province between 1950 and 1970. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Bagvalal is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Russian Federation
People Cluster: Caucasus
Primary Language(s): Bagvalal (kva)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 6,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024413
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

100%
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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bagvalal
Language Family: Nakh-Daghestanian

83%
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Bagvalal Speakers

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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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Kvanadin Across Countries (ROP3 - 105501) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Bagvalal PG024413 Bagvalal Russian Federation 6,500 Unengaged and Unreached Bagvalal Sunni Islam

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