Uyghur in Kazakhstan


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction

The Uyghur of northwest China have been in the news in recent years. Thousands of them have been placed in “reeducation camps” by the Chinese government. A much smaller population of Uyghurs live in Kazakhstan, the former Soviet Republic in Central Asia. The Kazakh government permits the Uyghurs to practice Islam and live out their Turkic culture. Some Uyghurs from China have been able to escape Chinese oppression and relocate to Kazakhstan.


Ministry Obstacles

The Uyghurs have been Muslims for over 1,000 years. They see being a Muslim as part of their core identity.


Prayer Focus

Pray that the Lord would call missionaries to go to Kazakhstan and share Christ with the Uyghurs.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to anoint the gospel as it goes forth via radio.
Ask the Holy Spirit to soften the hearts of Uyghurs towards Christians so that they will be receptive to the gospel.
Ask the Lord to help the tiny number of Uyghur believers to grow spiritually.
Pray that they would have the Spirit's wisdom in sharing their faith with their relatives and neighbors.


Scripture Prayers for the Uyghur in Kazakhstan.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Uyghur
People Name in Country Uyghur
Pronunciation WEE-gur
Alternate Names Huihe; Kashgar; Kashgar Turki; Kashgar-Yarkand; Taranchi; Uigher; Uighuir; Uighur; Uiguir; Uigur; Uygher; Weiwuer; Yuanhe; उयघुर
Population this Country 306,000
Population all Countries 12,267,000
Total Countries 17
Indigenous No
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 2  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 6
PeopleID3 15755
ROP3 Code 110469
Country Kazakhstan
Region Asia, Central
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank 38  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Taranchi dialect in Kazakhstan; Kashgar-Yarkand in Uzbekistan   Source:  Ethnologue 2010
Country Kazakhstan
Region Asia, Central
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank 38  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Taranchi dialect in Kazakhstan; Kashgar-Yarkand in Uzbekistan.   Source:  Ethnologue 2010
Map of Uyghur in Kazakhstan
Ethnolinguistic map or other map

Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
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 Uyghur (306,000 speakers)
Language Code uig   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Uyghur (306,000 speakers)
Language Code uig   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Uyghur

Primary Language:  Uyghur

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1898-1995)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1914-2005)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1950-2022)
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 Xush Hewer Uyghur audio Bible General / Other
Film / Video God's Story video God's Story
Film / Video Indigitube.tv Video / Animation Create International
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Uyghur Jesus Film Project
Film / Video LUMO film of Gospels Bible Media Group/LUMO
Film / Video My Last Day video, anime 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 Scripture Earth Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
General YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible app: Holy Bible in Modern Uyghur General / Other
Mobile App Android Bible app: Mukeddes Kalam Bible Uyghur (Arabic) General / Other
Mobile App Android Bible app: Mukeddes Kalam Bible Uyghur (Cyrillic) General / Other
Mobile App Android Bible app: Mukeddes Kalam Bible Uyghur (Komputér yéziqi) General / Other
Mobile App Android Bible app: Mukeddes Kalam Bible Uyghur (Latinqǝ) General / Other
Mobile App Android Bible app: Uyghur YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Book Reading app: Uighur Worship Songbook (Cyr.) General / Other
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Uyghur YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter Download scripture in this language eBible.org
Text / Printed Matter Uyghurche Muqeddes Kitab Jemiyiti General / Other
Photo Source EnricX - Flickr  Creative Commons 
Map Source Location: IMB. Imagery: GMI, ESRI, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, ESRI User Community. Design: Joshua Project.  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.