Luwathiya in Oman people group profile

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The Luwathiya have only been reported in Oman

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Population

45,000

Main Language

Luwati

Largest Religion

Islam (100.00%)

Christian

0.00%

Evangelical

0.00%

Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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City Symbol	City Population ▲	City Type
	1 Less than 10,000
	1 Less than 10,000	Province capital
	2 10,000 to 75,000
	2 10,000 to 75,000	Province capital
	3 75,000 to 200,000
	3 75,000 to 200,000	Province capital
	4 200,000 to 750,000
	4 200,000 to 750,000	Province capital
	5 750,000 to 2 million
	5 750,000 to 2 million	Province capital
	6 Greater than 2 million
	6 Greater than 2 million	Province capital
	7 Less than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)
	8 Greater than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)

Cities are selected for reference. Many populated places do not appear for the sake of clarity. Maps feature larger, potential "gateway" cities related to each people group.

Lines	Description
Blue	Rivers
Gray solid	Country borders
White solid	State / Province borders
Gray dashed	District borders

Map Source: People Group location: IMB. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.

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Introduction / History

The Luwathiya Persians are also called Luwati. They are the largest Shia Muslim group in Oman. Most of them are supposed to have come from India though they are originally from Iran and called Persians.

The Luwati are usually wealthy and live around the capital Muscat. The poorer ones live in a walled section in Matrah and where strangers are not allowed in and which is the only no-go zone in Oman. The main mosque is here.

They speak the Luwati language which is Iranian. There are a few Luwati Christians but no church planting.

Prayer Points

* Scripture Prayers for the Luwathiya in Oman.

Pray that as the Luwati read the Koran they will want to discover more about Jesus, read the Bible and give their lives to Jesus Christ.
Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading them to salvation.

References

http://www.worldmap.org/maps/other/profiles/oman/OmanProfile.pdf?PHPSESSID=351146b587965ed92c43843f66d9f910

Profile Source: Anonymous

Additional Info

Global Prayer Digest: 2013-10-26

General Info

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People Name General	Luwathiya
People Name in Country	Luwathiya
Pronunciation	loo-WAH-tee-uh
Population this Country	45,000
Population all Countries	45,000
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	1 ●
Unreached	Yes
Frontier People Group	Yes
GSEC	0 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed	1
Alternate Names	Luwati; Luwatiya; Persians
People ID	13163
ROP3 Code	105939

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Persian-Median
People Cluster	Persian
People Group	Luwathiya
Ethnic Code	CNT24f

Affinity Bloc	Persian-Median
People Cluster	Persian
People Group	Luwathiya
Ethnic Code	CNT24f

Geography

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Country	Oman
Region	Africa, North and Middle East
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	36 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	Mostly in Masqat and coastal towns of Saham, Barka, Khabura, and Musana. Source: Ethnologue 2016

Country	Oman
Region	Africa, North and Middle East
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	36 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	Mostly in Masqat and coastal towns of Saham, Barka, Khabura, and Musana.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Map Symbols:

City Symbol	City Population ▲	City Type
	1 Less than 10,000
	1 Less than 10,000	Province capital
	2 10,000 to 75,000
	2 10,000 to 75,000	Province capital
	3 75,000 to 200,000
	3 75,000 to 200,000	Province capital
	4 200,000 to 750,000
	4 200,000 to 750,000	Province capital
	5 750,000 to 2 million
	5 750,000 to 2 million	Province capital
	6 Greater than 2 million
	6 Greater than 2 million	Province capital
	7 Less than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)
	8 Greater than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)

Cities are selected for reference. Many populated places do not appear for the sake of clarity. Maps feature larger, potential "gateway" cities related to each people group.

Lines	Description
Blue	Rivers
Gray solid	Country borders
White solid	State / Province borders
Gray dashed	District borders

Languages

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Primary Language	Luwati (45,000 speakers)
Language Code	luv Ethnologue Listing
Language Written	Unknown
Total Languages	1

Primary Language	Luwati (45,000 speakers)
Language Code	luv Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages	1
People Groups	Speaking Luwati

Resources

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Primary Language: Luwati

Bible Translation Status: Translation Needed

Resource Type ▲	Resource Name
None reported

Religion

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Primary Religion:

Islam

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %)	0.00 %
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	100.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Christian Segments ▲	Percent
Anglican	Unknown
Independent	Unknown
Orthodox	Unknown
Other Christian	Unknown
Protestant	Unknown
Roman Catholic	Unknown

Sources

Photo Source	(Representative photo) Copyrighted © 2022 Ranta Images - Shutterstock All rights reserved. Used with permission
Map Source	People Group location: IMB. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.
Profile Source	Anonymous
Data Sources	Data is compiled from various sources. Read more

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