KARAKALPAK of Aktau

photo of Aktau at night by Rassim. CC-BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
  • POPULATION: 3,600
  • LANGUAGE: Karakalpak
  • RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND: Islam
  • PROGRESS: 0% Christian; 0% Evangelical
  • BIBLE TRANSLATION: Complete

Karakalpakstan is a semi-autonomous region within Uzbekistan, but the Karakalpak people are more closely related to the Kazakhs. An environmental disaster in the Aral Sea has affected the health of many people from the region. Some Karakalpak people have left Uzbekistan. Because of the booming oil trade on the Caspian Sea, Aktau, Kazakhstan is an attractive choice.

Prayer Request:

Pray that believers would be able to engage with the Karakalpak community in Aktau and establish fellowships.

Map showing Aktau, Kazakstan and Karakalpakstan

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