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QUICK FACTS:
People groups: 36
Population: 34,470,700
Unreached people groups: 35
UPG population: 34,435,700
Unengaged UPGs: 13
UUPG population: 2,298,200
Number of countries: 25
Affinity Bloc: Persian-Median
Overview: The Kurds are a mountain people with a history extending back many millennia. They are the descendants of many different peoples, but notably the Hurrians, Medes and Scythians. The geographical distribution of their languages and widely differing dialects reflects their complexity. There are four main languages, but dozens of recognized ethnic subgroups.
-- Patrick Johnstone, The Future of the Global Church, p. 204.
Peoples within this cluster: Kurd, Alevica; Kurd, Central (Sorani); Kurd, Dimili; Kurd, Northern (Kermanji); Kurd, Southern; Laki; Shabak; Yazidi
Countries where they are found: Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahrain; Belgium; Canada; France; Georgia; Germany; Iran; Iraq; Italy; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Lebanon; Netherlands; Russia; Syria; Türkiye; Turkmenistan; United Kingdom; United States; Uzbekistan
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