Tunisia, the smallest country in North Africa, boasts beautiful views of the Mediterranean Sea to its north and vast expanses of the Sahara Desert in its south. One can view beaches, mountains, rich farmland, and arid desert all in a few hours' drive. Ancient Phoenician, Roman, and Byzantine ruins attract tourists and archaeologists alike.
The economy of Tunisia is fairly strong, but some go elsewhere for work. Turkey is one of these countries.
Tunisia has a large youth population that is highly educated. Women currently have more rights than in other Arab countries. Many Tunisians seldom or never go to a mosque.
In the first few centuries after Christ, Christianity spread throughout North Africa. A strong church was established in present-day Tunisia despite intense persecution from the Romans. Ancient baptisteries and sites of martyrdom can be found among the ruins. However, disunity, factions, and a failure to translate the Bible into the local languages weakened the church. When Arab invaders arrived in the 7th century an empty shell of a church was all that existed. Islam spread rapidly and the Christian roots of the people were forgotten. Today Tunisians, be they in Tunisia or Turkey, are Sunni Muslim. Many are secularized, though they identify with Islam.
Tunisian Arabs in Turkey need the spiritual hunger it will take to seek and find the only savior.
Ask God to raise up teams of intercessors who will begin to faithfully stand in the gap for the Arabs.
Ask the Lord to raise up strong local churches among the Tunisian Arabs that will seek to rapidly multiply.
Pray that whole families would come to faith in Jesus together.
Pray for clear vision of what a simple, biblical house church network in Tunisia will look like.
Scripture Prayers for the Arab, Tunisian in Türkiye (Turkey).
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Arab, Tunisian |
People Name in Country | Arab, Tunisian |
Natural Name | Tunisian Arab |
Pronunciation |
too-NEE-zhun AE-rub
|
Alternate Names | Tunisian Arab |
Population this Country | 6,100 |
Population all Countries | 11,936,000 |
Total Countries | 12 |
Indigenous | No |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
People ID | 15641 |
ROP3 Code | 110285 |
ROP25 Code | 300423 |
ROP25 Name | Arab, Tunisian |
Country | Türkiye (Turkey) | ||
Region | Asia, Central | ||
Continent | Asia | ||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | 50 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Country | Türkiye (Turkey) |
Region | Asia, Central |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 50 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
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 | Arabic, Tunisian (6,100 speakers) |
Language Code | aeb Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Arabic, Tunisian (6,100 speakers) |
Language Code | aeb Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Arabic, Tunisian |
Primary Language: Arabic, Tunisian
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1903–2014) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1847-2011) |
Bible-Complete | No |
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source | Homayon Zeary - Flickr Creative Commons |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |