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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

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
readIsaiah 53:6

Pray that those who have wandered far from God will be drawn back to Him, recognizing their need for a Savior and finding forgiveness and new life in Christ.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. For kingship belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.
readPsalm 22:27-28

Pray that entire families will turn to the Lord in repentance and faith, and that they will worship Him and declare His righteousness to the nations.

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.
readRomans 10:12

Pray that as people from different backgrounds place their faith in Christ, they will be unified by their faith Him.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
read1 Corinthians 15:10–11

Pray that God's people will preach the message of Jesus' death and resurrection and that it will spread among the lost through the selfless witness of believers.

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

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
Yaz GulomPG024519Yaz GulomTajikistan5,600Engaged yet UnreachedYazgulyamShia Islam

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