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The Digor of Russian Federation

The Digor of Russian Federation, numbering approximately 100,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a western Ossetian subgroup indigenous to the North Caucasus, concentrated in western North Ossetia–Alania and distinguished from Iron Ossetians by their Digor variety of Ossetic. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Digor Ossetic is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: Russian Federation
People Cluster: Persian
Primary Language(s): Digor Ossetic (osd)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 100,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048771
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Pray for the Digor of Russian Federation

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

50%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Digor Ossetic
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Ossetic Speakers

Media Resources in Digor Ossetic:

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Bible Resources in Digor Ossetic:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Digor 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 Digor:
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 Digor of Russian Federation

Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:22

Pray for many lost people to turn to the Lord, finding forgiveness and salvation in Him, for He is the only way to true life and restoration.

The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.
readActs 17:24-25

Pray that the good news will reach everyone in this people group and that many will come to know and serve the one true God who made the world and everything in it and lives today.

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
readIsaiah 53:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find comfort and spiritual healing as they remember the wounds of Christ, who understands their suffering because He also walked through suffering on their behalf.

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.

Ossetian, Digor Across Countries (ROP3 - 116038) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
DigorPG048771DigorRussian Federation100,000Engaged yet UnreachedDigor OsseticSunni Islam

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