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Pahlavani of Afghanistan

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Population ^[2]	Language	Religion	% Christian	% Evangl	Online NT	Jesus Film	Progress
3,200	Pahlavani	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	Not available	Not available	1.1

Pahlavani of Afghanistan

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Text source: The World Missions Atlas Project Introduction / History The Pahlavani are of the Persian people cluster. They are found in Afghanistan, mainly in the Chakhansoor Province. Their primary language is Pahlavani, which is similar to Dari. The literacy rate of their primary language is less than one percent. The Pahlavani are primarily Shia Muslims. There are few, if any, Christians or churches among them and there are currently no Christian resources translated in Pahlavani. View Pahlavani in all countries.
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3 (, 1 = highest persecution ranking)

Yes

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Location in Country:

Chakhansoor Province, Karim Kushta, Haji Hamza Khan village
(Source: Ethnologue 2010)

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People Name in Country:

Pahlavani

People Name General:

107747

14255

Yes

Population in Country:

3,200

Population all Countries:

Yes

Unengaged or Unknown

Ethnicity

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CNT24f

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Language

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Primary Language:

(3,200 Speakers)

phv

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Religion ^[4]

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Shia

Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity	0.00 %	(Evangelical: 0.00 %)
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	100.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

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1.1

Yes

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Level 0 No evangelical Christians or churches. No access to major evangelical print, audio, visual, or human resources

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None Reported

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None Reported

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None Reported

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