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The Deaf Azerbaijanis of Azerbaijan

The Deaf Azerbaijanis of Azerbaijan, numbering approximately 103,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a community of individuals who are culturally Deaf and actively participate in Deaf culture, often using sign language as their primary means of communication. They mostly adhere to Shia Islam and Turkish Sign Language is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Azerbaijan
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Turkish Sign Language (tsm)
Primary Religion(s): Shia Islam
Population: 103,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
People Group ID: PG046997
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Shia Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

88%
%
Shia Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Turkish Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

30%
%
Turkish Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Turkish Sign Language:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Turkish Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Turkish Sign Language 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): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources (GSEC: 0), there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources

Next steps for the Deaf Azerbaijanis:
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Pray specifically for the Deaf Azerbaijanis of Azerbaijan

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
readPsalm 9:9-10

Pray that God will help those who are oppressed and without hope to hear the good news of Jesus and trust in Him, for He has never forsaken those who seek Him.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
readPsalm 57:11

Pray that the lost will learn about God's great love and faithfulness so that they might trust in Christ for their salvation.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
readPsalm 42:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will thirst for God and be satisfied when they abide in Him.

Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
readPsalm 105:2

Pray for God to saturate this place with the gospel and raise up believing men and women from among them to share the good news of Christ with those who have yet to encounter it.

Deaf Azerbaijani Across Countries (ROP3 - 116610) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Deaf AzerbaijanisPG046997Deaf AzerbaijanisAzerbaijan103,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkish Sign LanguageShia Islam

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