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The Dargins of Uzbekistan

The Dargins of Uzbekistan, numbering approximately 3,900 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Northeast Caucasian people indigenous to central Dagestan in Russia. They share related Dargin languages, a common mountain homeland, and a cultural heritage shaped by village life, traditional crafts, and Sunni Islam. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Dargwa is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Uzbekistan
People Cluster: Caucasus
Primary Language(s): Dargwa (dar)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 3,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024671
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

95%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dargwa
Language Family: Nakh-Daghestanian

100%
%
Dargwa Speakers

Media Resources in Dargwa:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Dargwa:

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1 entry

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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

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Pray for those who live for idols that will never satisfy their hearts, asking that someone will tell them that God is the King of all the earth so that they will turn to Him in repentance and praise.

Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
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But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated.
readHebrews 10:32-33

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the day of their salvation and persevere in their faith despite hardships and suffering.

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
read1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Pray that God will raise up believers to go to the lost and faithfully proclaim the good news of Jesus' death and resurrection so that all may have an opportunity to access and believe.

Dargin Across Countries (ROP3 - 102454) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
DarginsPG024346DarginsKyrgyzstan1,900Unengaged and UnreachedDargwaSunni Islam
DarginPG024437DarginRussian Federation420,000Engaged yet UnreachedDargwaSunni Islam
DarginsPG024614DarginsTurkmenistan3,000Unengaged and UnreachedDargwaSunni Islam
DarginsPG024671DarginsUzbekistan3,900Unengaged and UnreachedDargwaSunni Islam

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