Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...

s are a religious minority in

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, which has the second biggest

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. Estimates vary; many sources such as the Economic Times India place it around 220,000. In

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, there are 1,000.Now, Sikhs do a Canada in Italy
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, the total number is 70,000,Preghiera all’alba, zero criminalità: così vivono i Sikh in Italia, dopo la sentenza della Cassazione

, May 17, 2017 while some scholars tend to downsize it, double it or even triple it; Le religioni in Italia
CESNUR, 2018 the ISMU foundation, based on the Italian National Institute of Statistics and ORIM data (Regional Observatory for Integration and Multi-Ethnicity), provides a much lower figure of about 7,000 people in 2016 (referring to persons who have not acquired Italian citizenship)Immigrati e religioni in Italia: gli ortodossi sono più numerosi dei musulmani
ISMU foundation, 2016 There are about 12

gurdwara A gurdwara (sometimes written as gurudwara) (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ''guradu'ārā'', meaning "Door to the Guru") is a place of assembly and worship for Sikhs. Sikhs also refer to gurdwaras as ''Gurdwara Sahib''. People from all faiths ...

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in northern Italy where many members of the community are engaged in agricultural work. They mostly belong to the Lubana community (merchant caste of

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Gurdwaras

*Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Sewa Society *Gurdwara Singh Sabha *Sri Gurdwara Singh Sabha * Baba makhan shah Lubana Gurudwara Alessandria

References

External links

European Journal: Sikhs in the Po Valley
Religion in Italy

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