• PEOPLE NAME: KHUNSARI OF IRAN


PEID: 24173

ROP: 104979

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Affinity Group: Central Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Persian-Median

People Cluster: Persian

Language: Khunsari - (kfm)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Shia

Country: Iran

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Population: 26,000

Global Population: 26,000


PEID: 24173

ROP: 104979

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Khunsari of Iran, numbering 26,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Persian people cluster within the Persian-Median affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Iran. Their primary language is Khunsari. The primary religion practiced by the Khunsari is Shia Islam, one of two major denominations of Islam. The followers of Shia Islam are called 'Shi'as' or 'Shiites'.


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