Gurani, Hawrami in Iraq

People Name:	Gurani, Hawrami
Country:	Iraq
10/40 Window:	Yes
Population:	100,000
World Population:	327,000
Primary Language:	Gurani
Primary Religion:	Islam
Christian Adherents:	0.02 %
Evangelicals:	0.00 %
Scripture:	Portions
Ministry Resources:	No
Jesus Film:	Yes
Audio Recordings:	Yes
People Cluster:	Kurd
Affinity Bloc:	Persian-Median
Progress Level:

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.

Outreach Ideas

Pray for the Followers of Christ

Pray for the Entire People Group

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.