Sikhism in Iran
Sikhs form a very small minority in Iran, with a 2011 estimate stating some 60 to 100 families to be residing in Iran. Members of the community speak Punjabi among themselves, and Persian and Balochi with the larger community. Most Sikhs living in Iran are Iranian citizens.
Detail of frescoes of two Akali-Nihang Sikhs (‘dvarpala’ or door guardians) at the entrance of a mandir in Bandar Abbas in Iran, ca.1892
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