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Siddi
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Siddi
Total population
799
Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
The Siddi, also known as the Sheedi, Sidi, or Siddhi, are an ethnic group living in Pakistan and India. They are primarily descended from the Bantu peoples of the Zanj coast in Southeast Africa, most of whom came to the Indian subcontinent through the Indian Ocean slave trade. Others arrived as merchants, sailors, indentured servants, and mercenaries.
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History
The Siddi population derived primarily from Bantu peoples of Southeast Africa who were brought to the Indian subcontinent as slaves. The Nizam of Hyderabad also employed African-origin guards and soldiers. The first Siddis are thought to have arrived in India in 628 CE at the Bharuch port. Several others followed with the first Arab Islamic conquest of the subcontinent in 712 CE. The latter group are believed to have been soldiers with Muhammad bin Qasim's Arab army, and were called Zanjis. Some Siddis escaped slavery to establish communities in forested areas. Siddis were also brought as slaves by the Deccan Sultanates. These Siddis embraced Deccani Muslim culture, and identified with the Deccani Indian Muslim political faction against the Iranian Shia immigrants. Several former slaves rose to high ranks in the military and administration, the most prominent of which was Malik Ambar.
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Geography
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Notable people from here
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Nearby places in Sardinia
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- Ussaramanna1.8 mi away · pop. 611
- Pauli Arbarei2 mi away · pop. 720
- Turri2.7 mi away · pop. 533
- Aressa/Baressa2.9 mi away · pop. 849
- Biddanoa de Forru/Villanovaforru3 mi away · pop. 700
- Gonnostramatza3 mi away · pop. 959
- Bobadri/Baradili3.4 mi away · pop. 95
- Forru/Collinas3.4 mi away · pop. 1,014
- Simaba/Simala4.7 mi away · pop. 399
- Is Pratzas/Las Plassas5.2 mi away · pop. 269
- Mara Arbarei/Villamar5.3 mi away · pop. 2,960
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Siddi
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Recent natural events nearby
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Official Identifiers
ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics
- ISTAT code
- 111083
- Province
- Sud Sardegna (SU)
- Region
- Sardegna
- NUTS3 (2024)
- ITG2H
- Codice catastale
- I724
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • ISTAT — Italian national statistics (Elenco comuni italiani), via istat.it (official ISTAT code, province, region, NUTS3, codice catastale)
- • ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics — Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)