• PEOPLE NAME: BAGGARA HEMAT OF CHAD

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PEID: 11361

ROP: 103754

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Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Arab World

People Cluster: Arab, Shuwa

Language: Sudanese Arabic - (apd)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Chad

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Population: 27,000

Global Population: 27,000


PEID: 11361

ROP: 103754

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Baggara Hemat of Chad, numbering 27,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Arab, Shuwa people cluster within the Arab World affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Chad. Their primary language is Sudanese Arabic. The primary religion practiced by the Baggara Hemat is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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