Northern Kurd in Iran


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction

The Kurds are the largest people group without their own homeland. They are spread across the towering mountains and barren plains of Turkey, Iran, Syria and Iraq. This oil-rich area is known as Kurdistan. In Iran, the Kurmanji speaking Kurds are a smaller group than those who speak other Kurdish dialects. The Iranian government violently suppresses any sign of Kurdish separatism. The Kurds of Iran live in the most rugged part of Kurdistan along the Turkey-Iran border.


Ministry Obstacles

Iran is very closed to Christian evangelism. It will take people who are wise as serpents and harmless as doves to reach the Kurds there. However, there are many Christian materials in their language, and nearby Iraq has a Kurdish Christian community.


Outreach Ideas


Prayer Focus

Pray the Lord would lead Azerbaijani and Iranian believers to build friendships with Kurds and tell them about the savior. Pray that God would create a hunger for the Bible and spiritual truth in the hearts of the Kurdish people living in Azerbaijan. Ask God to raise up Kurdish disciples who will make more disciples in Iran and Azerbaijan.


Scripture Prayers for the Kurd, Kurmanji in Iran.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Kurd, Kurmanji
People Name in Country Kurd, Kurmanji
Natural Name Northern Kurd
Pronunciation kerd
Alternate Names Behdini; Kermanji; Kurmanji; Turkish Kurd; Yazidi; Yezidi
Population this Country 535,000
Population all Countries 14,881,000
Total Countries 33
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 11
PeopleID3 12877
ROP3 Code 105458
Country Iran
Region Asia, Central
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank 9  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Province, north and west of Lake Urmia; enclaves in Mazandaran (Kalardast region), and Qazvin provinces; northeast, in Khorasan-e Shemali Province, Quchan and Bojnurd towns, also in Khorasan-e Razavi and Golestan provinces; Kurdish variety of Khorasani Kurmanji is east of the Caspian Sea.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Iran
Region Asia, Central
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank 9  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Province, north and west of Lake Urmia; enclaves in Mazandaran (Kalardast region), and Qazvin provinces; northeast, in Khorasan-e Shemali Province, Quchan and Bojnurd towns, also in Khorasan-e Razavi and Golestan provinces; Kurdish variety of Khorasani Kurmanji is east of the Caspian Sea..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.01 %)
0.01 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
99.99 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Kurdish, Northern (535,000 speakers)
Language Code kmr   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Kurdish, Northern (535,000 speakers)
Language Code kmr   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Kurdish, Northern

Primary Language:  Kurdish, Northern

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1856-2016)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1872-2005)
Bible-Complete Yes  (2008)
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) Online
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) Online
Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
World Bibles
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings Oral Bible stories Story Runners
Film / Video God's Story video God's Story
Film / Video Indigitube.tv Video / Animation Create International
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Kurdish, Northern Jesus Film Project
Film / Video LUMO film of Gospels Bible Media Group/LUMO
Film / Video Magdalena video Jesus Film Project
Film / Video My Last Day video, anime Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Rivka video Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Story of Jesus for Children Jesus Film Project
Film / Video World Christian Videos World Christian Videos
General Bible for Children Bible for Children
General Biblical answers to your questions Got Questions Ministry
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Scripture Earth Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
General Walk with the Prophets and meet the Messiah Al Massira
General YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio YouVersion Bibles
General Zume Training Zume Project
Mobile App Android Bible app direct APK download SIL
Mobile App Android Bible app: Behdini Bible Internet Publishing Sevice
Mobile App Android Bible app: Behdini Jesus teachings from Sermon on the Mount Internet Publishing Sevice
Mobile App Android Bible app: Behdini Knowing Jesus from the book of Luke Internet Publishing Sevice
Mobile App Android Bible app: Încîl û Zebûr General / Other
Mobile App Android Bible app: Kurdish, Northern YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible app: Nivîsarêd Pîroz - Kurdish-Kurmanji Bible (Latin) Institute for Bible Translation
Mobile App Android Bible app: The Holy Injeel General / Other
Mobile App Android Bible app: Ньвисаред Пироз - Kurdish-Kurmanji Bible(Cyrillic) Institute for Bible Translation
Mobile App Download audio Bible app as APK file Faith Comes by Hearing
Mobile App Download audio Bible app as APK file Faith Comes by Hearing
Mobile App Download audio Bible app from Google Play Store Faith Comes by Hearing
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Kurdish, Northern YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Nivîsarêd Pîroz Institute for Bible Translation
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Ньвисаред Пироз Institute for Bible Translation
Text / Printed Matter Bible: Comic Book Version Super Bible / Comic Bible Society
Text / Printed Matter IBT, Russia - resources Institute for Bible Translation
Text / Printed Matter Jesus Messiah comic book General / Other
Text / Printed Matter Literacy primer for Kurdish, Northern Literacy & Evangelism International
Photo Source manothegreek 
Map Source Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.


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