Overview of the presence of Hinduism in the Arab world
Hindus in the Middle East
Total population
3,062,645 (1.6% of population)
Regions with significant populations
United Arab Emirates
855,738 (2022)
Saudi Arabia
451,347 (2020)
Kuwait
425,950 (2020)
Qatar
422,118 (2022)
Yemen
297,103 (2022)
Oman
279,488 (2022)
Bahrain
165,706 (2020)
Religions
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Buddhism in the Middle East, Sikhism, Christianity in the Middle East
Hinduism by country
Africa
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Western Sahara
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Asia
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
China
Hong Kong
Cyprus
East Timor
Georgia
India
Indonesia
Bali
Java
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Korea
North Korea
South Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Southeast Asia
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
Europe
Albania
Andorra
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Croatia
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
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Romania
Russia
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Belize
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Guadeloupe
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Hinduism has been found in the Middle East since the early 16th century. Millions of members of the Indian diaspora, of different religions, reside and work in Arab states of the Persian Gulf; many of them are Hindu. Many came due to the migration of Indians and Nepalese expatriates and employees to the area around the Persian Gulf.
Hindu temples have been built in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and Oman.[1]
^"Hindu temples of Gulf countries: more exist than you imagined". catchnews. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
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