Qahazi Catholics
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 Qahazi Catholics from Kubani on Palm Sunday, 2018 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 616,639 (2018) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Qahazar | 300,000+ |
| Zalluabed | 241,471 (2020) |
 Albarine | 48,594 (2020) |
 Emmiria | 10,000 (2020) |
Qahazi Catholics, also known as Qizaas, are ethnic Zalluabedi adherents of the Church of Verdusa. They have a total population of roughly 616,000, 95% of whom live in ancestral communities in Zalluabed, Albarine, and Emmiria.
Zalluabed was a Christian country before the 7th century, and after Islam arrived, the country was gradually Islamised into a majority-Muslim country. However, the Christian communities in the Qahaza peninsula remained strong and was recognized by the Zalluabedi government as a religious and ethnic minority with generally the same rights as muslim citizens.