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 Singh Saba Gurudwara | |
| Total population | |
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| Punjabi •Polish |
Sikhism in Poland dates back mostly to the 1990s or early 2000s, during the immigration ofIndians to Poland. There are about approximately 700 Sikhs in Poland, with the vast majority of them living in the capital ofWarsaw.[citation needed]
There is only oneGurdwara in Poland. The city's Sikh Gurdwara, called "Gurudwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha",[1] is located in Warsaw, Poland. It is the only Sikh shrine in the whole ofEastern Europe and it is the place where both Sikhs andSindhis come together to celebrateBaisakhi.
As of 2022, the gurdwara in Warsaw sees about 400 visitors every Sunday.[2] During the 2022Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha served as a shelter for refugees from Ukraine, some of whom were Indian students studying in Ukrainian universities.
The gurdwara is a two-story orange house in the suburbs, with a courtyard and an addition that serves as alangar hall.
Sikhs in Poland are generally treated unfavourably by the locals, especially in more rural areas, due to often being mistaken forMuslims for their usually darker skin,turban and beard.
One incident in 2015 involved a Sikh man, Navjot Sawhney, who was attacked by a bouncer outside a nightclub inKraków because he looked like a "terrorist".[3]
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