Sangisari in Iran

The Sangisari have only been reported in Iran
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Main Language
Largest Religion
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Introduction

The Sangisari are a small semi-nomadic pastoral mountain people of Iran. They travel some 1500 kilometers each year, during the spring and summer. They live in tents. A breed of sheep is named after them. They practice a variety of folk Islam, rooted in the ancient past.


Ministry Obstacles

There are three major ministry obstacles. Iran is a closed country. Their geographic isolationism and nomadism make them hard to reach. We know so little about them that those who approach them will have to start at the beginning.


Outreach Ideas

A Christian anthropologist could study them, thereby gaining access to them. Radio and TV broadcasts in their language would allow them to hear and respond to the gospel from home. Iranian churches could adopt and sponsor outreach to them.


Prayer Focus

Pray for all three of these outreach ideas to soon go into effect. Pray especially for radio broadcasts in their language.


Scripture Prayers for the Sangisari in Iran.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Sangisari
People Name in Country Sangisari
Alternate Names
Population this Country 45,000
Population all Countries 45,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 18858
ROP3 Code 114710
ROP25 Code 307217
ROP25 Name Sangisari
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 Semnan Province. Shahmirzadi dialect: Shamirzad north of Mehdi.   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 Semnan Province. Shahmirzadi dialect: Shamirzad north of Mehdi..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Map of Sangisari in Iran Ethnolinguistic map or other map

Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
100.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Sangisari (45,000 speakers)
Language Code sgr   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Sangisari (45,000 speakers)
Language Code sgr   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Sangisari

Primary Language:  Sangisari

Bible Translation Status:  Unspecified

Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Map Source People Group location: SIL / WLMS. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.



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