The Kashmiris live in Kashmir, a breathtaking region that is located in the western Himalayan Mountains of northwestern India and northeastern Pakistan. Unfortunately, this is a highly disputed area. It has been a battleground between India, Pakistan, and China since the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, so all three countries control part of Kashmir, and sporadic fighting continues among the three. More than ninety percent of Kashmir is mountainous. Most of the region is under snow and glaciers all year due to its extreme elevation. Most of the Kashmiris are farmers or livestock herders.
Kashmir is a remote part of the world, and it is often a war zone. They also suffer from natural disasters like earthquakes.
Kashmiris are friendly, and they have a tourist industry for those brave enough to take chances. Believers can enter as tourists during the warmer months and have contact with these Sunni Muslims.
There are no known followers of Christ among Kashmiris in Pakistan. Pray for the few believers among Kashmiris in India to reach out to them.
* Pray for a just and lasting peace in Kashmir.
* Pray for the ordeals they have faced to give Kashmiris a desire for true holiness and righteousness.
* Pray for workers to go to the Kashmiris and begin a disciple-making movement.
* Pray for Kashmiris to be transformed by the work of the Holy Spirit.
Scripture Prayers for the Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) in Pakistan.
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
Global Prayer Digest: 2011-11-12 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2019-08-04 |
People Name General | Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) |
People Name in Country | Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) |
Pronunciation | kash-MEER-ee |
Population this Country | 1,307,000 |
Population all Countries | 7,988,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 26 |
Alternate Names | Kashmiri-Punjabi; Keshur; Khoja; Mansoori; Mansoori Muslim; Shia Imami Ismaili; कश्मीरी (मुस्लिम ट्रेडिशन्स) |
People ID | 12558 |
ROP3 Code | 104709 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Muslim - other |
People Group | Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Muslim - other |
People Group | Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Total Subgroups | 22 (only 15 largest shown) |
Malik 63,000 | |
Mir 59,000 | |
Bat 41,000 | |
Lon 27,000 | |
Shaikh 26,000 | |
Khauja 23,000 | |
Dar 21,000 | |
Ganai 8,800 | |
Raina 7,300 | |
Tantrei 4,300 |
Country | Pakistan | |||||||||
Region | Asia, South | |||||||||
Continent | Asia | |||||||||
10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||
National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||
Persecution Rank | 5 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||||||||
Location in Country | Jammu and Kashmir, south of Shina. Source: www.ethnologue.com | |||||||||
Total States on file | 7 | |||||||||
Largest States |
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Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples |
Country | Pakistan |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 5 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Location in Country | Jammu and Kashmir, south of Shina.. Source: www.ethnologue.com |
Total States | 7 |
Azad Kashmir 495,000 | |
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 338,000 | |
Punjab 202,000 | |
Gilgit-Baltistan 186,000 | |
Sindh 80,000 | |
Islamabad 6,300 | |
Balochistan 700 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Kashmiri (391,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | kas Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 20 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Kashmiri (391,000 speakers) |
Language Code | kas Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 20 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Urdu 290,000 | |
Hindko, Northern 166,000 | |
Pashto, Northern 154,000 | |
Shina 106,000 | |
Khowar 51,000 | |
Balti 48,000 | |
Pashto, Central 39,000 | |
Gujari 25,000 | |
Shina, Kohistani 23,000 | |
Hindko, Southern 6,000 | |
Bateri 5,000 | |
Burushaski 3,000 | |
Kohistani, Indus 1,900 | |
Kalasha 600 | |
Gawri 600 | |
People Groups | Speaking Kashmiri |
Primary Language: Kashmiri
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1813-1954) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1813-2000) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1899-2011) |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Kashmiri |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | God's Story Video |
Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Kashmiri |
Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
Film / Video | The Forgiver |
General | Got Questions Ministry |
Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
Primary Religion: | Islam |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
0.00 %
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Islam |
100.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.00 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest Pakistan census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2021 Matt Brandon All rights reserved. Used with permission |
Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Video Source | The Waiting World |
Profile Source | Keith Carey |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |