Sikhism in Germany
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German Sikhs are a religious minority in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. Many German Sikhs have their roots in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

. They escaped Afghanistan due to fear of the persecution of the Sikhs by the Taliban regime. Reports are scarce about the population as some claim 12,000 Sikhs in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 while another reports 15,000 and yet another 50,000. Germany had the third highest Sikh population in Europe after United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 and Italy
Italy
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Gurdwaras

There are 20 gurdwaras in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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  • Gurdwara Sri Guru Nanak Sabha
  • Gurdwara Singh Sabha
  • Gurdwara Singh Sabha Berlin
  • Gurdwara Shri Guru Darshan Sahib
  • Gurdwara Singh Sabha Duisburg
  • Gurdwara Nanaksar
  • Gurdwara Singh Sabha Frankfurt Main
  • Gurdwara Singh Sabha Hamburg
  • Singh Sabha Sikh Center
  • Gurdwara Shri Guru Nanak Darbar
  • Gurdwara Singh Sabha
  • Gurdwara Shri Dashmesh Singh Sabha Cologne
  • Gurdwara Shri Dashmesh Singh Sabha
  • Gurdwara Shri Guru Teg Bahadar Sahib
  • Gurdwara Gurmat Parchar Leipzig
  • Gurdwara Shri Singh Sabha
  • Gurdwara Guru Nanak Mission
  • Guru Nanak Niwas Gurdwara
  • Gurdwara Sahib
  • Gurudwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha,Senefelder str. 7a, Paderborn
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