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Religion in Dubai
The official language is Arabic, but English and Urdu are also widely spoken Language,
along with other languages like Persian, Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi, and Tagalog. Islam
is the official religion of all of the emirates. A vast majority of the locals are Sunnis.
There are foreign minority Hindus, Sikhs, and Christians as well. Dubai is the only emirate
that has Hindu temples and a sikh gurudwara.
The Meena Bazaar area of the city has Religious Temples of Shiva and Krishna.
Both are believed to be sanctioned by the late ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum.
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