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 Dutch Sikhs protesting at theInternational Court of Justice inThe Hague, Netherlands as a response toOperation Blue Star (Circa June 1984) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 15,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Amsterdam · Rotterdam · The Hague | |
| Religions | |
 Sikhism | |
| Languages | |
| Punjabi · Dutch |
DutchSikhs form a religious minority in theNetherlands. They number around 15,000 and most of them live in or aroundAmsterdam. There are ninegurudwaras in the Netherlands.[1]
In Nederland wonen zo'n 15.000 sikhs, die hier sinds de jaren zestig vanuit Afghanistan, Pakistan en India kwamen, op zoek naar werk of op de vlucht voor de Sovjets, de Taliban of de geradicaliseerde aanhangers van Indira Gandhi, nadat zij in 1984 door haar sikhlijfwacht was vermoord. Ons land telt inmiddels negen gurdwara's. [Some 15,000 Sikhs live in the Netherlands, who have come here from Afghanistan, Pakistan and India since the 1960s, looking for work or fleeing the Soviets, the Taliban or the radicalized followers of Indira Gandhi, after they were killed in 1984. her Sikh bodyguard had been killed. Our country now has nine gurdwaras.]
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