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The Yaz Gulom of Tajikistan

The Yaz Gulom of Tajikistan, numbering approximately 5,600 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic and linguistic minority living primarily along the Yazgulom River in Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan. They are known for their distinct language, cultural practices, and historical resilience. They mostly adhere to Shia Islam and Yazgulyam is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Yaz Gulom

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: Tajikistan
People Cluster: Tajik
Primary Language(s): Yazgulyam (yah)
Primary Religion(s): Shia Islam
Population: 5,600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024519
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Shia Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
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Shia Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Yazgulyam
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
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Yazghulami Speakers

Media Resources in Yazgulyam:

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Bible Resources in Yazgulyam:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Yaz Gulom 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 Yaz Gulom:
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 Yaz Gulom of Tajikistan

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
readPsalm 67:4

Pray that those who are lost in darkness and confusion will come to understand God's ways, submit to His righteous rule, and experience the joy of His salvation.

Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
readMark 10:14b

Praise Jesus for the way He loves children, asking that many will learn the truth about Him and come to Him unhindered.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
readJames 1:2-3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will consider it pure joy when they face trials of many kinds, trusting in God's promise that the testing of their faith produces perseverance.

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
readLuke 18:29-30

Pray that God will raise up people to go and share the gospel and help them trust His promise that anyone who has left those they treasure for the sake of the kingdom of God will receive many times more in this life and in the life to come.

Yazgul Across Countries (ROP3 - 111016) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Yaz GulomPG024519Yaz GulomTajikistan5,600Engaged yet UnreachedYazgulyamShia Islam

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