Hawrami Gurani in Iraq


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Introduction

The Gurani are an Iranian ethnic group that consists of several sub-groups, including the Bajelani and the Hawrami. They live in the northern regions of Iran and Iraq in an area commonly known as Kurdistan, or “land of the Kurds.” For this reason, they are often categorized as Kurds. They farm and raise livestock as their chief occupations. They mainly grow wheat, barley, rye and oats. Additionally, they grow cotton, olives, rice, sugar beets and tobacco. During the summer months, the Gurani, like many other Kurds, take their sheep, goats, donkeys and mules to higher mountain pastures; winter grazing occurs in the lower plains.


Ministry Obstacles

Iranian Christ followers are almost all in urban centers and they speak Farsi, not Gurani.


Prayer Focus

Pray the hearts of the Hawrami Gurani would be stirred to hunger after God and to drink of living water.
Pray for family-based movements to Christ to transform Hawrami Gurani society, blessing them spiritually and economically.
Pray for the Lord to move in the hearts of believers to give up their rights and sacrifice their lives to see the Hawrami Gurani blessed by the work of Jesus Christ.


Scripture Prayers for the Gurani, Hawrami in Iraq.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Gurani, Hawrami
People Name in Country Gurani, Hawrami
Natural Name Hawrami Gurani
Pronunciation huh-RAH-mee goo-RAH-nee
Alternate Names Awromani; Bajalani; Gurani; Hawrami
Population this Country 100,000
Population all Countries 327,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 2
PeopleID3 12000
ROP3 Code 103579
Country Iraq
Region Africa, North and Middle East
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank 17  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country As Sulaymaniyah Governorate; near Halabja, east of Silemani, Topzawa near Tawuq, pockets from Mosul to Khanaqin.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Iraq
Region Africa, North and Middle East
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank 17  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country As Sulaymaniyah Governorate; near Halabja, east of Silemani, Topzawa near Tawuq, pockets from Mosul to Khanaqin..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.02 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
99.98 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Gurani (100,000 speakers)
Language Code hac   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Gurani (100,000 speakers)
Language Code hac   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Gurani

Primary Language:  Gurani

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (2014)
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
World Bibles
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
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Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Gurani Jesus Film Project
General Scripture Earth Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
Mobile App Android Bible app direct APK download SIL
Mobile App Android Bible app: Hawrami Bible General / Other
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Hawrami Bible Forum Linguistik in Eurasien e.V.
Photo Source Nodshah - Wikimedia  Creative Commons 
Map Source Bethany World Prayer Center  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.