Kazakh of Uzbekistan (PGID: PG024681)

The Kazakh of Uzbekistan

The Kazakh of Uzbekistan, numbering approximately 905,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Kazakh community indigenous to the steppe regions of Central Asia that became established in present-day Uzbekistan through shifting borders, migration, and long-standing settlement across the Kazakh-Uzbek frontier. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kazakh is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Uzbekistan
People Cluster: Kazakh
Primary Language(s): Kazakh (kaz)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 905,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024681
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

97%

Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kazakh
Language Family: Turkic

100%

Kazakh Speakers

Media Resources in Kazakh:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Kazakh:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
Kiyeli kitap 2010	✓	✓	✓

1 entry

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Or check out the Kazakh bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kazakh 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 Kazakh:

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Pray specifically for the Kazakh of Uzbekistan

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:26

Pray that those who are lost and struggling to find hope will find their strength and hope in God, recognizing Him as their portion and deliverer forever.

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
Revelation 4:11

Pray that the good news will advance and people will recognize and worship the One who created all things by His will, giving glory and honor to Him alone.

Jesus said, ‘Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life.
Mark 10:29-30

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will know that when they make sacrifices to follow Jesus, He is there with them and will bless them abundantly in this life and in the life to come.

The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way.
Psalm 37:23

Pray that believers from near and far will serve here and trust in the Lord's timing as He establishes their steps.

Kazakh Across Countries (ROP3 - 104791) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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12 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country ▼	Population	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG024681	Kazakh	Uzbekistan	905,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG047197	Kazakh	United States	2,100	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024620	Kazakh	Turkmenistan	165,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024564	Kazakh	Turkiye	9,600	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG000916	Kazakh	Russian Federation	807,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG007493	Kazakh	Mongolia	161,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024355	Kazakh	Kyrgyzstan	26,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024277	Kazakh	Kazakhstan	12,530,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024169	Kazakh	Iran	6,100	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG000247	Kazakh	Germany	40,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024103	Kazakh	China	1,400,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG047416	Kazakh	Canada	7,900	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam

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