People Group Info
Total Population: 1,479,000
ROP3 Code: 110423IMB Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples
People Cluster: Urdu Muslim
Language: Urdu - (urd)
Religion: Islam
Country of Origin: Pakistan
People Group Highlights
“All nations will come and worship before you."
- Revelations 15:4
Total Population: 1,479,000
ROP3 Code: 110423 Greater London, United Kingdom - 176,000
Greater Manchester, United Kingdom - 31,712
Berlin, Germany - 3,714
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Urdu speakers are historically associated with the Muslims of the region of Hindustan. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan, and an official language of six Indian states and one of the 22 scheduled languages in the Constitution of India. Apart from specialized vocabulary, Urdu is mutually intelligible with Standard Hindi, which is associated with the Hindu community.
Urdu speakers work in various professions – ranging from the bank sector to travel. Many have long standing roots in Europe extending into second and third generations. Community and family are very important and identity is found in the group. Truth and worldview are highly influenced and determined by the elders and religious leaders.
The majority of Urdu adhere to Islam. The number of Islamic mosques being built by Urdu speakers will attest to the growing population of Urdu people in European metro areas.
List of services in Berlin
Here you find the contact details and times of 69 different church services in Berlin
resources in many languages
If you need resources and media in different languages, the best sources in Germany are on this list
Arabic school
At this school there are during the year Arabic seminars. It is quite inexpensive.
Volkshochschule der Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock
Am Kabutzenhof 20 a
18057 Rostock
Tel.: +49 381 381-4300
Arabisch (Universität) Rostock
Als Student, aber auch als Gasthörer, mit entsprechender Anmeldung, kann man hier Arabisch bis A2 lernen. Sehr günstig.
Country | City | Metro Area Name | Baseline Population |
---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom | London | Greater London | 176,000 |
United Kingdom | Salford | Greater Manchester | 31,712 |
Germany | Berlin | Berlin | 3,714 |