Sikhism in Italy
| Part of a series on |
| Sikhism |
|---|
 |
|
|
Sikhs are a religious minority in Italy, which has the second biggest Sikh population in Europe after the United Kingdom. Estimates vary; according to NRIinternet.com it's between 10,000 and 30,000[1] (about 0.03% of the total Italian population). In Vicenza, there are 1,000.[1] According to an investigation conducted by the Corriere della Sera, the total number is 70,000,[2] while some scholars tend to downsize it, up to a halving; [3] 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)[4]
There are about 12 gurdwaras across the country[5] - the oldest one being in Reggio Emilia in northern Italy where many members of the community are engaged in agricultural work. They mostly belong to the Lubana community (merchant caste of India).[1]
Gurdwaras[]
- Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Sewa Society
- Gurdwara Singh Sabha
- Sri Gurdwara Singh Sabha
- Baba makhan shah Lubana Gurudwara Alessandria
References[]
- ^ a b c Now, Sikhs do a Canada in Italy
- ^ Preghiera all’alba, zero criminalità: così vivono i Sikh in Italia, dopo la sentenza della Cassazione, Corriere della Sera, May 17, 2017
- ^ Le religioni in Italia, CESNUR, 2018
- ^ Immigrati e religioni in Italia: gli ortodossi sono più numerosi dei musulmani, ISMU foundation, 2016
- ^ Sikhs in Italy
External links[]
| Christianity in Italy |
|  |
|---|---|---|
| Other religions |
| |
| Related | ||
 | This Sikhism-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
 | This Italy-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- Religion in Italy
- Sikhism by country
- Sikhism in Europe
- Sikhism stubs
- Italy stubs