• PEOPLE NAME: LAGUAT BEDOUIN OF ALGERIA

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PEID: 42643

ROP: 105567

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Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Arab World

People Cluster: Bedouin, Saharan

Language: Hassaniyya - (mey)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Algeria

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Population: 83,500

Global Population: 83,500


PEID: 42643

ROP: 105567

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Laguat Bedouin of Algeria, numbering 83,500, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Bedouin, Saharan people cluster within the Arab World affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Algeria. Their primary language is Hassaniyya. The primary religion practiced by the Laguat Bedouin 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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