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{{Infobox religious group<br />
| group = Hindus in Oman<br />
| population = 259.780 (2020){{increase}}; '''5.5%''' of total population<br />
| religions = [[Hinduism]]<br />
| related-c = [[Indians in Oman]] and [[Hindus]]<br />
| regions = [[Muscat]]<br />
|image=Shiva temple, Muscat.jpg|image_caption=[[Motishwar Mandir]] in Oman is one of the oldest Hindu temples in the Middle East.}}<br />
'''[[Hinduism]]''' is the [[Religion in Oman|second-largest religion]] in [[Oman]], practised by 5.5% of its population.<ref name=CIA>{{cite web|url= https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/oman/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20260114081940/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/oman/|url-status= dead|archive-date= January 14, 2026|title= Middle East OMAN|publisher= CIA The World Factbook}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
For centuries, [[Muscat]] attracted Hindu merchants involved in various trades, including pearls and grains.<ref name=":0" /> There were at least 4,000 Hindus in Oman in the early 19th century. In 1895, the Hindu presence in Muscat came under attack by the [[Ibadis]] and by 1900, the number of Hindus decreased to 300. During the independence of Oman, only a few dozen Hindus remained. The historical quarters of al-Waljat and al-Banyan are no longer occupied by Hindus.<ref name=":0">J.E. Peterson,[http://www.jepeterson.net/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/Oman_Diverse_Society_Northern_Oman.pdf Oman's diverse society: Northern Oman], [[Middle East Journal]], Vol. 58, Nr. 1, Winter 2004</ref><br />
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==Demographics==<br />
Oman is the only country in the Middle East with an indigenous Hindu population. There are at least 1,000 Hindus in Oman with Omani citizenship.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chaudhury |first=Dipanjan Roy |date=2020-01-12 |title=India announces national mourning for its close friend Sultan Qaboos of Oman |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-announces-national-mourning-for-its-close-friend-sultan-qaboos-of-oman/articleshow/73217979.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-04-05 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> According to the CIA, there are 259,780 Hindus constituting 5.5% of population.<ref name=CIA/><br />
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==Temples==<br />
[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi performed Abhishekam at the historic Lord Shiva temple, in Muscat, Oman on February 12, 2018.jpg|thumb|Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi|Modi]] performed Abhishekam at the historic Lord [[Shiva temple, Muscat|Shiva temple in Muscat]], Oman, on 2018]]<br />
There are two officially recognized Hindu temples in Oman.<ref name="OMAN">{{Cite web |title=International Religious Freedom Report Oman for 2011 |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/193113.pdf%26ved%3D2ahUKEwjp553kqdrtAhVdyjgGHVWyDVE4ChAWMAh6BAgDEAE%26usg%3DAOvVaw1dNdLbecuadXKMcdaNeAX- |access-date=19 December 2020 |format=PDF |archive-date=15 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415000112/https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/193113.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Shiva temple, Muscat|Shiva temple in Muscat]] (Motishwar Mandir) in Oman is one of the oldest Hindu temples in the Middle East region.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff Report|title=Modi visits 125-year-old Shiva temple|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/oman/modi-visits-125-year-old-shiva-temple-1.2172713|website=GulfNews|access-date=14 February 2018|date=19 December 2020}}</ref> The other is the Krishna Temple, also in Muscat.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pm-modi-to-visit-200-year-old-shiva-temple-in-muscat-2583759/amp|title=PM Modi to visit 200-year old Shiva temple in Muscat|newspaper=dnaindia|date=12 February 2018 |access-date=19 December 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Famous Omani Hindus==<br />
*Kanaksi Khimji was the only Hindu [[Sheikh]] in the world<ref>{{cite web|author1=Runa Mukherjee Parikh|title=World's only Hindu Sheikh traces his roots to Gujarat|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Worlds-only-Hindu-Sheikh-traces-his-roots-to-Gujarat/articleshow/19995680.cms|website=The Times of India|date=11 May 2013|access-date=19 December 2020}}</ref><br />
*[[Hemal Mehta]], cricketer<br />
*[[Ajay Lalcheta]], cricketer<br />
*[[Suraj Kumar]], cricketer<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|Hinduism|Oman}}<br />
*[[Hinduism in the Middle East]]<br />
*[[BAPS Hindu Mandir Abu Dhabi]]<br />
*[[Shrinathji Temple, Bahrain]]<br />
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