Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Jewish Peoples

People Cluster: Jews

Language: Bukharic - (bhh)

Alternate Name(s): Central Asian Jew

Primary Religion: Judaism

Country: Kyrgyzstan

Also found in: Israel; Kazakhstan; United States

Population: 550

Global Population: 157,150

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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

Overview: The Bukharic Jews of Kyrgyzstan, numbering 550, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Jews people cluster within the Jewish Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 157,150 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Bukharic. The primary religion practiced by the Bukharic Jews is Judaism, a religion developed among the ancient Hebrews and characterized by belief in one transcendent God who has revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions.

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