• PEOPLE NAME: KARKO OF SUDAN

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PEID: 12061

ROP: 103230

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Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Nuba Mountains

Language: Karko - (kko)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Sudan

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Population: 28,500

Global Population: 28,500


PEID: 12061

ROP: 103230

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources


Overview: The Karko of Sudan, numbering 28,500, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Nuba Mountains people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Sudan. Their primary language is Karko. The primary religion practiced by the Karko 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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