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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Georgians of Turkmenistan

The Georgians of Turkmenistan, numbering approximately 1,800 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Kartvelian people indigenous to the South Caucasus, speakers of the isolate Georgian language and script, with a distinct Orthodox Christian tradition dating to the 4th century and a culture marked by hospitality traditions and polyphonic vocal music. They mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and Georgian is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Turkmenistan
People Cluster: Caucasus
Primary Language(s): Georgian (kat)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 1,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024616

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

55%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Georgian
Language Family: Kartvelian

100%
%
Georgian Speakers

Media Resources in Georgian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Georgian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1992 Institute Bible Translation✓
Bibles International✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Georgian bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

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

Next steps for the Georgians:
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Pray specifically for the Georgians of Turkmenistan

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:3

Pray that those who are lost and unaware of God's blessings will come to know Him as the one true God, put their trust in Him, and join in praising Him among the nations.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
readPsalm 37:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will delight themselves in the Lord, trusting Him to give them the desires of their hearts.

Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readMatthew 9:37-38

Pray that the Lord of the harvest will raise up believers to send out into His harvest field, which is ripe and ready.

Georgian Across Countries (ROP3 - 103298) reported in the following countries:

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11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GeorgiansPG024674GeorgiansUzbekistan8,900Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated
GeorgiansPG043247GeorgiansUnited States39,500Engaged yet UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansPG024616GeorgiansTurkmenistan1,800Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated
GeorgiansPG024556GeorgiansTurkiye181,000Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianSunni Islam
GeorgiansPG024504GeorgiansTajikistan2,100Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated
GeorgiansPG048825GeorgiansRussian Federation113,000Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansPG024268GeorgiansKazakhstan7,200Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated
GeorgiansPG024155GeorgiansIran64,000Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianShia Islam
GeorgiansPG000791GeorgiansGeorgia3,215,000Engaged yet UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansPG047421GeorgiansCanada2,700Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansPG024064GeorgiansAzerbaijan15,500Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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