The Uzbeks are a Turkic people group located primarily in Central Asia. The earliest ancestors of the Uzbeks, the Central Asian Turks, aided Genghis Khan in his conquest of Eastern Europe in the 1300s. Eventually, as unity between the Turks and Mongols faded, numerous warring kingdoms were formed. It was from several of these kingdoms that the Uzbeks descended.
By the mid-1800s, most of the Uzbeks had been conquered by the Russians. They lived under czarist rule until the Bolshevik Revolution brought the Communists to power in 1917. The new socialist government forced many of the Uzbek nomads and farmers to live on collective farms. When the Soviet Union broke up in 1991, Uzbekistan became an independent nation. At that time, some of them managed to leave for Western countries like Italy in search of better jobs and education.
About 15 million Uzbeks live in their homeland, present-day Uzbekistan. There are also large Uzbek communities in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, as well as small communities in many other nations, including Italy.
No matter where they live, Uzbek families are extended, with a patriarchal authority ruling over several generations.
Most Uzbeks are Sunni Muslims of the Hanafite branch. Like other Muslims, the Uzbeks believe that there is one God, Allah, whose will was revealed through the prophet Mohammed and then recorded in the Koran. The Uzbeks are not generally Orthodox Muslims. Many traditional beliefs have been mingled with their Islamic practices. Many of the younger generation are either atheists or non-religious.
The rural lifestyle of most Uzbeks in Uzbekistan did not prepare them for an urban life. Believers can teach them marketable skills for the 21st century.
* Scripture Prayers for the Uzbek, Northern in Italy.
* Ask God to grant wisdom and favor to mission agencies focusing on the Uzbeks.
* Ask the Lord to send long term laborers to live among the Uzbeks in Italy and share the love of Christ with them.
* Pray that believers in Europe will start reaching out to their Uzbek neighbors, and they would be receptive for Christ's love.
* Pray for effectiveness of the JESUS Film and Bible portions that are available in the Uzbek language.
* Pray for God to raise up a Disciple-Making movement among Uzbeks in Italy that will spread to Uzbeks around the globe.
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Profile Source: Keith Carey |
Global Prayer Digest: 2019-04-27 |
People Name General | Uzbek, Northern |
People Name in Country | Uzbek, Northern |
Pronunciation | OOZ-bek |
Natural Name | Northern Uzbeks |
Natural Pronunciation | OOZ-beks |
Population this Country | 1,200 |
Population all Countries | 30,922,000 |
Total Countries | 19 |
Indigenous | No |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
Alternate Names | Northern Uzbek; Ouzbek; Ozbek; Usbaki; Uzbek; Uzbeki; Wuzibieke; उज़्बेक, नॉर्दर्न |
People ID | 14039 |
ROP3 Code | 107469 |
Country | Italy | ||
Region | Europe, Western | ||
Continent | Europe | ||
10/40 Window | No | ||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Country | Italy |
Region | Europe, Western |
Continent | Europe |
10/40 Window | No |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Primary Language | Uzbek, Northern (1,200 speakers) |
Language Code | uzn Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Uzbek, Northern (1,200 speakers) |
Language Code | uzn Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Uzbek, Northern |
Primary Language: Uzbek, Northern
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1891-1992) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1992-2010) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (2016) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
---|---|
Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
---|---|
Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | God's Story Video |
Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Uzbek, Northern |
Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | More Than Dreams-Mohammed |
Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
Film / Video | The Prophets' Story |
Film / Video | The Tomb of Daniel |
General | Got Questions Ministry |
Mobile App | Download Audio Bible app as APK File from FCBH |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Oʻzbekcha (Ўзбекча) - Uzbek |
Text / Printed Matter | Jesus Messiah comic book |
Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
Primary Religion: | Islam |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
86.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
14.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Anglican |
Unknown
|
Independent |
Unknown
|
Orthodox |
Unknown
|
Other Christian |
Unknown
|
Protestant |
Unknown
|
Roman Catholic |
Unknown
|
Photo Source | Fulvio Spada Creative Commons Used with permission |
Profile Source | Keith Carey |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |