• PEOPLE NAME: GHORBATI OF IRAQ

Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Persian-Median

People Cluster: Domari

Language: Domari - (rmt)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Iraq

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Population: 44,000

Global Population: 44,000


PEID: 11710

ROP: 117345

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Ghorbati of Iraq, numbering 44,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Domari people cluster within the Persian-Median affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Iraq. Their primary language is Domari. The primary religion practiced by the Ghorbati 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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