Sikhism in South Korea

Sikhism in South Korea (Korean: 한국의 시크교, romanized: hangug-ui sikeugyo) is a minority religion.

[1] After the first settlement period, Sikh labourers began migrating to the country in the 1980s due to a lack of opportunities in their homeland.

[1] The first South Korean gurdwara was established in 1998 in Sungri on rented property but it burnt down in a fire after one and a half years.

[2] Thereafter, the local congregations gathered funds to buy another rental property, where a new gurdwara was officially established in 2004.

[2] Many of the male migrants date and marry local Korean women, who take kindly to their strong work ethic.