• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF SAUDI ARABIANS OF SAUDI ARABIA

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PEID: 11934

ROP: 116541

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Saudi Arabian Sign Language - (sdl)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Saudi Arabia

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Population: 348,000

Global Population: 348,000


PEID: 11934

ROP: 116541

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Deaf Saudi Arabians of Saudi Arabia, numbering 348,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Deaf people cluster within the Deaf Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Saudi Arabia. Their primary language is Saudi Arabian Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Saudi Arabians 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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