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The '''Sindhi diaspora''' consists of [[Sindhi people]] who have emigrated from the [[Sind Province (1936–55)|Sindh]] and [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab province]] in [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]] to other countries and regions of the world, as well as their descendants.
The '''Sindhi diaspora''' consists of [[Sindhi people]] who have emigrated from the historical [[Sind Province (1936–55)|Sind]] province of [[British India]], as well as the modern [[Sindh]] province of [[Pakistan]], to other countries and regions of the world, as well as their descendants.


Apart from [[South Asia]], there is a large and well-established community of Sindhis throughout different continents of the world - including [[Canada]], [[Malaysia]], [[Oman]], [[Singapore]], [[UAE]], [[United_States|USA]] and [[UK]] etc.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sindhi|first1=people|title=Sindhi diaspora|url=http://www.peoplegroups.org/explore/groupdetails.aspx?peid=24016|accessdate=16 October 2014}}</ref>
Apart from [[South Asia]], there is a large and well-established community of Sindhis throughout different continents of the world - including [[Canada]], [[Malaysia]], [[Oman]], [[Singapore]], [[UAE]], [[United_States|USA]] and [[UK]] etc.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sindhi|first1=people|title=Sindhi diaspora|url=http://www.peoplegroups.org/explore/groupdetails.aspx?peid=24016|accessdate=16 October 2014}}</ref>

==India==
==India==
In 1947, most of the Sindhi [[Hindu]] community migrated to [[India]]. Today, there are over 3.8 million Sindhis living in India.<ref>[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=IN Ethnologue report for India] {{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5msJ1wYs1?url=http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name%3DIN |date=January 18, 2010 }}</ref>
In 1947, most of the Sindhi [[Hindu]] community migrated to [[India]]. Today, there are over 3.8 million Sindhis living in India.<ref>[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=IN Ethnologue report for India] {{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5msJ1wYs1?url=http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name%3DIN |date=January 18, 2010 }}</ref>

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The Sindhi diaspora consists of Sindhi people who have emigrated from the historical Sind province of British India, as well as the modern Sindh province of Pakistan, to other countries and regions of the world, as well as their descendants.

Apart from South Asia, there is a large and well-established community of Sindhis throughout different continents of the world - including Canada, Malaysia, Oman, Singapore, UAE, USA and UK etc.[1]

India

In 1947, most of the Sindhi Hindu community migrated to India. Today, there are over 3.8 million Sindhis living in India.[2]

Foreign lands

Main articles: British Sindhis and Sindhi Americans

There is a sizeable population of Sindhis in the U.K. and U.S.A.

It is estimated that around 10,700 Sindhi of Afghanistan are part of a much larger Sindhi people group. Almost all of the Sindhi in Afghanistan are Hanafite Muslim.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sindhi, people. "Sindhi diaspora". Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  2. ^ Ethnologue report for India Archived January 18, 2010, at WebCite
  3. ^ People, Sindhi. "Sindhi diaspora". Retrieved 16 October 2014.
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