The Kurds are the largest people group without their own homeland. They are spread across the towering mountains and barren plains of Turkey, Iran, Syria, and Iraq. This oil-rich area is known as Kurdistan. In Iran, the Kurmanji speaking Kurds are a smaller group than those who speak other Kurdish dialects. The Iranian government violently suppresses any sign of Kurdish separatism. The Kurds of Iran live in the most rugged part of Kurdistan along the Turkey-Iran border.
Iran is very closed to Christian evangelism. It will take people who are wise as serpents and harmless as doves to reach the Kurds there. However, there are many Christian materials in their language, and nearby Iraq has a Kurdish Christian community.
Pray the Lord leads Azerbaijani and Iranian believers to build friendships with Kurds and tell them about the savior. Pray that God creates a hunger for the Bible and spiritual truth in the hearts of the Kurdish people living in Azerbaijan. Ask God to raise up Kurdish disciples who will make more disciples in Iran and Azerbaijan.
Scripture Prayers for the Kurd, Kurmanji in Iran.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Kurd, Kurmanji |
People Name in Country | Kurd, Kurmanji |
Natural Name | Northern Kurd |
Pronunciation |
kerd
|
Alternate Names | Behdini; Kermanji; Kurmanji; Turkish Kurd; Yazidi; Yezidi |
Population this Country | 535,000 |
Population all Countries | 14,881,000 |
Total Countries | 33 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 11 |
People ID | 12877 |
ROP3 Code | 105458 |
ROP25 Code | 304412 |
ROP25 Name | Kurd |
Country | Iran | ||
Region | Asia, Central | ||
Continent | Asia | ||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||
Persecution Rank | 9 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
Location in Country | Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Province, north and west of Lake Urmia; enclaves in Mazandaran (Kalardast region), and Qazvin provinces; northeast, in Khorasan-e Shemali Province, Quchan and Bojnurd towns, also in Khorasan-e Razavi and Golestan provinces; Kurdish variety of Khorasani Kurmanji is east of the Caspian Sea. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Country | Iran |
Region | Asia, Central |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
Persecution Rank | 9 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Location in Country | Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Province, north and west of Lake Urmia; enclaves in Mazandaran (Kalardast region), and Qazvin provinces; northeast, in Khorasan-e Shemali Province, Quchan and Bojnurd towns, also in Khorasan-e Razavi and Golestan provinces; Kurdish variety of Khorasani Kurmanji is east of the Caspian Sea.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Primary Religion: | Islam |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 0.01 %) |
0.01 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
99.99 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Kurdish, Northern (535,000 speakers) |
Language Code | kmr Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Kurdish, Northern (535,000 speakers) |
Language Code | kmr Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Kurdish, Northern |
Primary Language: Kurdish, Northern
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1856-2016) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1872-2005) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (2008) |
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source | manothegreek |
Map Source | Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |