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The Lezghi of Turkmenistan

The Lezghi of Turkmenistan, numbering approximately 19,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Lezgin community that preserves the language and cultural traditions of a Northeast Caucasian people indigenous to southern Dagestan and northern Azerbaijan. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Lezghian is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Turkmenistan
People Cluster: Caucasus
Primary Language(s): Lezghian (lez)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 19,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024626
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lezghian
Language Family: Nakh-Daghestanian

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Lezgi Speakers

Media Resources in Lezghian:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Lezghian:

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1 entry

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Or check out the Lezghian bible at Bible.com

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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

Next steps for the Lezghi:
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Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
readLuke 15:7

Pray that God will convict the lost of their sin, give them an urgency to run to Him for forgiveness, and feel His welcoming arms around them when they turn to Him.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that those who have yet to believe will soon recognize the majesty of God's name and raise their voices in praise to the Lord Almighty.

Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
read1 Peter 3:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will live in harmony with one another, showing sympathy, love, compassion, and humility.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that God will send and sustain believers to cross cultures and share the gospel with the lost. Ask that He will give them His heart for the lost and that many will believe in Him and not perish but have eternal life.

Lezgin Across Countries (ROP3 - 105742) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
LezghiPG024361LezghiKyrgyzstan1,300Unengaged and UnreachedLezghianSunni Islam
LezghiPG024286LezghiKazakhstan6,200Unengaged and UnreachedLezghianSunni Islam
LezghiPG024626LezghiTurkmenistan19,500Unengaged and UnreachedLezghianSunni Islam
LezghiPG024076LezghiAzerbaijan441,000Engaged yet UnreachedLezghianSunni Islam
LezghiPG024469LezghiRussian Federation474,000Engaged yet UnreachedLezghianSunni Islam

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