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Sikhism in Belgium
Total population
10,000
Regions with significant populations
Watermael-Boitsfort • Sint-Truiden • Vilvoorde • Borgloon • Liège • Alken • Ostend • Ghent
Languages
Punjabi • Languages of Belgium

Sikhism is a minority religion in Belgium, but Sikhs have played a role in Belgian history; during World War I, many Sikhs fought in Belgium. In the First Battle of Ypres, an entire platoon of Dogra Sikhs died.[1]

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