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	[[~~File:~~Oslo Gurdwara Alnabru.JPG\|~~thumb\|right\|300px\|~~Gurdwara Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Alnabru, Oslo]]		{{Infobox religious group
	~~In Norway, [[Sikhism]] has approximately 3,500 adherents, mostly living in~~ [[Oslo]]~~, which has two~~ [[~~gurdwara~~]]~~s, the Sikh place of worship.<ref>[http://www.ssb.no/en/trosamf/ Religious Statistics of Norway]</ref>~~		\| group = Sikhism in Norway<br>{{small\|Sikhismen i Norge}}
			\| pop ='''~5,000'''
			\| langs = [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]]{{·}}[[Norwegian Language\|Norwegian]]
			\|image=Oslo Gurdwara Alnabru.JPG\|image_caption=<nowiki>Gurdwara Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Alnabru, Oslo</nowiki>\|flag=Khanda (Sikh Symbol).svg\|regions=[[Oslo]]{{·}}[[Bergen]]\|image_size=\|flag_size=50px}}
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	~~Sikhs first came to~~ Norway in ~~the early 1970s~~. ~~In 1969,~~ the ~~first~~ Sikh ~~who arrived in and settled in Norway was Amarjit Singh Kamboj~~.<ref>[http://~~theforeigner~~.no/~~pages/columns~~/~~religions-in-norway-sikhism~~/ ~~History~~ of ~~Sikhism in~~ Norway]</ref> Sikhs ~~and other work~~-~~related immigrants from India to Norway founded The Indian Welfare Society of Norway (IWS) in 1971~~. ~~The troubles in Punjab after [[Operation Blue Star]] and riots committed against Sikhs in India after the [[assassination~~ of ~~Indira Gandhi]] led to an increase in~~ Sikh ~~refugees moving to Norway and other countries~~. ~~Drammen also has a sizeable population of Sikhs~~; ~~the largest gurdwara in north Europe was built in [[Lier, Norway~~\|~~Lier]].~~		In '''Norway''', '''Sikhism''' has approximately 5,000 adherents, mostly living in [[Oslo]]. Oslo collectively has two [[gurdwara]]s (the Sikh place of worship).<ref>[http://www.ssb.no/en/trosamf/ Religious Statistics of Norway]</ref><ref>{{Citation \|last=Singh \|first=Pashaura \|title=Northern Europe, Sikhs in \|date=2019-04-18 \|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780191831874.001.0001/acref-9780191831874-e-251 \|work=A Dictionary of Sikh Studies \|access-date=2023-06-02 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|language=en \|doi=10.1093/acref/9780191831874.001.0001/acref-9780191831874-e-251;jsessionid=2ffc28cc5d913137a12d40b346f6cfe2 \|isbn=978-0-19-183187-4}}</ref>

	A Sikh ~~organization, ''Ungesikher'' helps young~~ Sikhs ~~assimilate~~ and has ~~incentives to help make Sikhism better known~~.		== History ==
			Sikhs first came to Norway in the early 1970s. In 1969, the first Sikh who arrived in and settled in Norway was Amarjit Singh Kamboj.<ref>[http://theforeigner.no/pages/columns/religions-in-norway-sikhism/ History of Sikhism in Norway]</ref> Sikhs and other work-related immigrants from India to Norway founded The Indian Welfare Society of Norway (IWS) in 1971. The troubles in Punjab after [[Operation Blue Star]] and riots committed against Sikhs in India after the [[assassination of Indira Gandhi]] led to an increase in Sikh refugees moving to Norway and other countries.{{Citation needed\|date=November 2023}} Drammen also has a sizeable population of Sikhs; the largest gurdwara in north Europe was built in [[Lier, Norway\|Lier]].{{Citation needed\|date=November 2023}}

	To increase knowledge of Sikhs and their culture, ~~Professor~~ of science of religion ~~Mr.~~ Knut A. Jacobsen, [[University of Bergen]], ~~has~~ published a textbook - ''Sikhismen: historie tradisjon og kultur'',<ref>(‘Sikhism: history, tradition and culture’) [Kristiansand, Høyskoleforlag 2007, {{ISBN\|978-8276346763}}) in 2007</ref> in [[Norwegian language\|Norwegian]] for schools~~. Another reference book, Sikhs in Europe<ref>[Surrey, Ashgate, 2011, {{ISBN\|978-1409424345}}]</ref> mentioned regarding Sikhs in Norway~~.		A Sikh organization, ''Ungesikher'' helps young Sikhs assimilate and has incentives to help make Sikhism better known.{{Citation needed\|date=November 2023}}

			To increase knowledge of Sikhs and their culture, a professor of science of religion, Knut A. Jacobsen, who works in the [[University of Bergen]], published a textbook titled ''Sikhismen: historie tradisjon og kultur'',<ref>(‘Sikhism: history, tradition and culture’) [Kristiansand, Høyskoleforlag 2007, {{ISBN\|978-8276346763}}) in 2007</ref> in [[Norwegian language\|Norwegian]] for schools.

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

	{{~~Europe topic\|~~Sikhism in}}		{{Sikhism in Europe}}
	{{Religion in Norway}}		{{Religion in Norway}}
			{{Sikhism}}

	[[Category:Sikhism by country\|Norway]]		[[Category:Sikhism by country\|Norway]]

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
[[File:Oslo Gurdwara Alnabru.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Gurdwara Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Alnabru, Oslo]]
In Norway, [[Sikhism]] has approximately 3,500 adherents, mostly living in [[Oslo]], which has two [[gurdwara]]s, the Sikh place of worship.<ref>[http://www.ssb.no/en/trosamf/ Religious Statistics of Norway]</ref>

Sikhs first came to Norway in the early 1970s. In 1969, the first Sikh who arrived in and settled in Norway was Amarjit Singh Kamboj.<ref>[http://theforeigner.no/pages/columns/religions-in-norway-sikhism/ History of Sikhism in Norway]</ref> Sikhs and other work-related immigrants from India to Norway founded The Indian Welfare Society of Norway (IWS) in 1971. The troubles in Punjab after [[Operation Blue Star]] and riots committed against Sikhs in India after the [[assassination of Indira Gandhi]] led to an increase in Sikh refugees moving to Norway and other countries. Drammen also has a sizeable population of Sikhs; the largest gurdwara in north Europe was built in [[Lier, Norway|Lier]].

A Sikh organization, ''Ungesikher'' helps young Sikhs assimilate and has incentives to help make Sikhism better known.

To increase knowledge of Sikhs and their culture, Professor of science of religion Mr. Knut A. Jacobsen, [[University of Bergen]], has published a textbook - ''Sikhismen: historie tradisjon og kultur'',<ref>(‘Sikhism: history, tradition and culture’) [Kristiansand, Høyskoleforlag 2007, {{ISBN|978-8276346763}}) in 2007</ref> in [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] for schools. Another reference book, Sikhs in Europe<ref>[Surrey, Ashgate, 2011, {{ISBN|978-1409424345}}]</ref> mentioned regarding Sikhs in Norway.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Europe topic|Sikhism in}}
{{Religion in Norway}}

[[Category:Sikhism by country|Norway]]
[[Category:Sikhism in Europe|Nep]]
[[Category:Religion in Norway]]

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