• PEOPLE NAME: BAHRAINI SHIA ARABS OF OMAN

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PEID: 11871

ROP: 100772

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Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Arab World

People Cluster: Arab, Arabian

Language: Arabic, Baharna - (abv)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Shia

Country: Oman

Also found in: Bahrain

Population: 20,000

Global Population: 759,000


PEID: 11871

ROP: 100772

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Bahraini Shia Arabs of Oman, numbering 20,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Arab, Arabian people cluster within the Arab World affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 759,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Arabic, Baharna. The primary religion practiced by the Bahraini Shia Arabs is Shia Islam, one of two major denominations of Islam. The followers of Shia Islam are called 'Shi'as' or 'Shiites'.


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