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[[Sikh]]s 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 60,000 and 70,000<ref name=now>[http://www.nriinternet.com/EUROPE/ITALY/2004/111604Gurdwara.htm Now, Sikhs do a Canada in Italy]</ref> (about 0.12% of the total [[population of Italy|Italian population]]). In [[Vicenza]], there are 3,000.<ref name=now/> According to an investigation conducted by the [[Corriere della Sera]], the total number is 150,000,<ref name="corriere">[https://www.corriere.it/cronache/17_maggio_17/nulla-sikh-culto-preghiera-adcfa0ae-3a74-11e7-acbd-5fa0e1e5ad68.shtml Preghiera all’alba, zero criminalità: così vivono i Sikh in Italia, dopo la sentenza della Cassazione], [[Corriere della Sera]], May 17, 2017</ref> while some scholars tend to downsize it, up to a halving; <ref name="Cesnur">[http://www.cesnur.com/gruppi-di-origine-sikh/la-religione-sikh Le religioni in Italia], [[CESNUR]], 2018</ref> 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 17,000 people in 2016 (referring to persons who have not acquired Italian citizenship)<ref name="ismu">[http://www.ismu.org/2016/07/in-italia-ortodossi-piu-numerosi-dei-musulmani Immigrati e religioni in Italia: gli ortodossi sono più numerosi dei musulmani], ISMU foundation, 2016</ref> <br />
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There are about 22 [[gurdwara]]s across the country<ref>[http://www.sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?id=229&cat=18 Sikhs in Italy]</ref> - the oldest one being in [[Reggio Emilia]] in northern Italy where many members of the community are engaged in agricultural work.<ref name=now/><br />
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==Gurdwaras==<br />
*Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Sewa Society<br />
*Gurdwara Singh Sabha<br />
*Sri Gurdwara Singh Sabha<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frOl9mO7q6o European Journal: Sikhs in the Po Valley]<br />
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