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Siddi

The Siddi , also known as Siddhi, Sheedi, or Habshi ( Kannada:ಸಿದ್ಧಿ), are an ethnic group inhabiting India and Pakistan. Members are descended from Bantu peoples from Southeast Africa. Some were merchants, sailors, indentured servants, slaves, and mercenaries. The Siddi community is currently estimated at around 50,000–60,000 individuals, with :Karnataka, :Gujarat and Hyderabad in India and :Makran and :Karachi in Pakistan as the main population centres. Siddis are primarily Sufi Muslims, although some are Hindus and others Roman Catholic Christians.

Siddi (disambiguation)

Siddi may refer to:

  • Sidi, an Arabic honorific
  • Siddi, an ethnic group of Pakistan and India of African descent.
  • Siddis of Karnataka
  • Siddhi, a Hindu spiritual term
  • Siddi (Sardinia), the Italian comune,
  • Siddi, Nepal, village in Nepal
  • Antonio Siddi, Italian sprinter