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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Circassian - Cherkess of Russian Federation

The Circassian - Cherkess of Russian Federation, numbering approximately 40,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a people of Russia They are an Indigenous people, with Circassian as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Caucasus people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Kabardian.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Circassian (Cherkess)

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Russian Federation
People Cluster: Caucasus
Primary Language(s): Kabardian (kbd)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 40,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024435
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

100%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kabardian
Language Family: Abkhaz-Adyge

90%
%
Kabardian Speakers

Media Resources in Kabardian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Kabardian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2009 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kabardian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Circassian - Cherkess 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 Circassian - Cherkess:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
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 Circassian - Cherkess of Russian Federation

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will recognize Him as the only way to the Father and follow Him in faith.

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
readRomans 10:14

Pray that the gospel will advance among those who don’t know the good news of salvation in Jesus so that they might believe and trust in Jesus.

The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot... indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
readPsalm 16:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face hardship, they will remember that God is their portion and cup and that He has a beautiful inheritance for them.

For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
readRomans 12:4-5

Ask God to send believers to people in other cultures and to help them use their gifts in harmony with others so that the body of Christ may be built up.

Cherkess Across Countries (ROP3 - 102234) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Circassian - CherkessPG024435Circassian - CherkessRussian Federation40,000Engaged yet UnreachedKabardianSunni Islam

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