Sorkhei in Iran people group profile

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The Sorkhei have only been reported in Iran

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Population

12,000

Main Language

Sorkhei

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
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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

Sources: Location: SIL / WLMS. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.

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General Info

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People Name General	Sorkhei
People Name in Country	Sorkhei
Alternate Names
Population this Country	12,000
Population all Countries	12,000
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	1 ●
Unreached	Yes
Frontier People Group	Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed	1
PeopleID3	18864
ROP3 Code	114723

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Persian-Median
People Cluster	Persian
People Group	Sorkhei

Affinity Bloc	Persian-Median
People Cluster	Persian
People Group	Sorkhei
Ethnic Code	CNT24z

Geography

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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	Semnan Province, Sorkheh, southwest of Semnan. 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	Semnan Province, Sorkheh, southwest of Semnan.. 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

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 %

Languages

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Primary Language	Sorkhei (12,000 speakers)
Language Code	sqo Ethnologue Listing
Language Written	Unknown
Total Languages	1

Primary Language	Sorkhei (12,000 speakers)
Language Code	sqo Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages	1
People Groups	Speaking Sorkhei

Resources

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Primary Language: Sorkhei

Bible Translation Status: Translation Needed

Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
None reported

Sources

Map Source	Location: SIL / WLMS. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.
Data Sources	Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.

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