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The Karakalpaks of Uzbekistan

The Karakalpaks of Uzbekistan, numbering approximately 764,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a language of Uzbekistan, along the lower Amu Darya; south Aral Sea area. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kara-Kalpak is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Uzbekistan
People Cluster: Kazakh
Primary Language(s): Kara-Kalpak (kaa)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 764,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024680
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kara-Kalpak
Language Family: Turkic

100%
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Karakalpak Speakers

Media Resources in Kara-Kalpak:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Kara-Kalpak:

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1 entry

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Or check out the Kara-Kalpak bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Karakalpaks 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 Karakalpaks:
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 Karakalpaks of Uzbekistan

But he said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:27

Praise God that He is the God of impossible things and that He is able to save even those who seem beyond hope.

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.

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations.
readDeuteronomy 7:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will know God's faithful love and keep His commandments, experiencing His steadfast care.

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.

Karakalpak Across Countries (ROP3 - 104638) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KarakalpaksPG024680KarakalpaksUzbekistan764,000Engaged yet UnreachedKara-KalpakSunni Islam
KarakalpaksPG024619KarakalpaksTurkmenistan5,700Unengaged and UnreachedKara-KalpakSunni Islam
KarakalpaksPG024354KarakalpaksKyrgyzstan1,300Unengaged and UnreachedKara-KalpakSunni Islam
KarakalpaksPG024276KarakalpaksKazakhstan1,900Engaged yet UnreachedKara-KalpakSunni Islam

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