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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Northern Luri of Iran

The Northern Luri of Iran, numbering approximately 2,225,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an Indo-Iranian ethnolinguistic community of western Iran They are an Indigenous people, with Luri (Iran) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Luri-Bakhtiari people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. Their primary religion is Shia Islam. They primarily speak Luri, Northern.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: Iran
People Cluster: Luri-Bakhtiari
Primary Language(s): Luri, Northern (lrc)
Primary Religion(s): Shia Islam
Population: 2,225,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024185
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Shia Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

80%
%
Shia Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Luri, Northern
Language Family: Indo-European

90%
%
Luri, Northern Speakers

Media Resources in Luri, Northern:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Luri, Northern:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Korpu Ltd✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Luri, Northern bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Northern Luri 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 Northern Luri:
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 Northern Luri of Iran

O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.
readPsalm 10:17-18

Pray that God, in accordance with His good character, will give justice to those who are oppressed by sin and that they will know that His offer of salvation is for everyone.

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
readPsalm 34:8

Pray that the gospel will advance and that many will have the opportunity to taste and see the goodness of God and entrust their lives to Him.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow in the spiritual gifts God has given them and use these gifts to glorify Him and build up the Church.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
readPsalm 67:1-2

Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

Luri, Northern Across Countries (ROP3 - 114989) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Northern LuriPG024185Northern LuriIran2,225,000Engaged yet UnreachedLuri, NorthernShia Islam
LakiPG011717LakiIraq128,000Unengaged and UnreachedLuri, NorthernShia Islam

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