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This is a list of gurdwaras in North America. A gurdwara is a Sikh center of worship or temple.
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Sikh Community Gurdwara | Alhambra |
| Alhambra Religious Gurdwara | Rosemead |
| Sikh Temple of Bakersfield | Bakersfield |
| Gurdwara Guru Dashmesh Darbar Bakersfield Inc. | Bakersfield |
| Gurdwara Guru Angad Darbar | Bakersfield |
| Guru Nanak Mission Sikh Center | Bakersfield |
| Gurdwara Nanaksar Darbar Langar Mata Sahib Kaur Ji | Bakersfield |
| Gurudawara shaheed Baba Deep Singh ji khalsa Darbar | Bakersfield |
| Gurudwara Sukh Sagar Sahib | Bakersfield |
| Gurdwara Singh Sabha | Buena Park |
| Gurdwara Buena Park | Buena Park |
| Valley Sikh Temple | Canoga Park |
| Gurdwara Sahib of Hayward | Hayward |
| Sikh Center of San Francisco Bay Area | El Sobrante |
| Gurdwara Sahib Temple | Fremont |
| Sikh Gurdwara of San Francisco | San Mateo |
| Sikh Center of San Francisco Bay Area | El Sobrante |
| Gurdwara Sahib Fremont | Fremont |
| The Sikh Foundation of the North Bay/Santa Rosa Gurdwara Sahib | Santa Rosa |
| Gurdwara Sahib of San Jose | San Jose |
| Gurdwara Sahib Sikh Temple | Stockton |
| Gurdwara Sahib Yuba City | Yuba City |
| Khalsa Care Foundation | Pacoima |
| Gurdwara Guru Ravidas Temple | Pittsburg |
| Gurdwara Guru Ravidass Sabha | Union City |
| Gurdwara Guru Ravidass Temple | Rio Linda |
| Guru Ravidass Sikh Temple | Yuba City |
| Gurdwara Guru Ravidass Sabha | Selma |
| Gurdwara Guru Ravidass Sabha | Fresno |
| Hollywood Sikh Gurdwara | Los Angeles |
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| The National Gurdwara | District of Columbia |
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Sikh Gurdwara of Tampa Bay | Thonotosassa |
| Sikh Society of Florida | Southwest Ranches, Florida |
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| SEWA Gurdwara Sahib | Roswell |
| Gurdwara Sahib-Sikh Study Circle | Stonecrest |
| Guru Nanak Mission Society of Atlanta | Norcross |
| Guru Singh Sabha of Augusta | Augusta |
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Sikh Religious Society of Chicago | Palatine |
| Illinois Sikh Community Center | Wheaton |
| Gurdwara Sahib of Chicago | Chicago |
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Guru Nanak Foundation of America | Silver Spring |
| Washington Sikh Center Gurdwara | Montgomery County |
| Gurdwara Gur Gian Sagar | Burtonsville |
| Sikh Association of Baltimore | Randallstown |
| Baltimore Sikh Society | Dundalk |
| Singh Sabha of Maryland | Dundalk |
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Singh Sabha of Michigan | Canton |
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Sikh Study Circle of St. Louis | St. Louis |
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Glen Cove Gurdwara | Glen Cove |
| Manhattan Sikh Center | New York City |
| Shri Guru Ravi Dass Temple | Woodside |
| Sikh Center of New York Inc | Flushing |
| Guru Nanak Foundation | Richfield, Ohio |
| Gurudwara Sahib Guru Nanak Darbar | Columbus |
| Guru Nanak Religious Society- Sikh Temple | Columbus |
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Sikh Gurdwara of Eugene | Eugene |
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Gurdwara Sahib Charlotte | Charlotte |
| Name | City |
| Atlantic Coast Sikh Association | Durham |
| Name | City |
| Sikh Association of the Triad | High Point |
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Sikh Religious Society of South Carolina | Columbia |
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Sikh Sangat of East Tennessee | Knoxville |
| Nashville Gurdwara | Nashville |
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Gurdwara Singh Sabha https://www.gsswa.org/ | Renton |
| Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji (Damdami Taksal) | Kent |
| Gurdwara Sacha Marag Sahib of Washington | Auburn |
| Nanaksar Gurdwara Seattle | Kent |
| Gurdwara Dashmesh Darbar | Tacoma |
| Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar | Olympia |
| Kitsap Sikh Gurdwara | Bremerton |
| Sikh Centre of Washington | Bothell |
| Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara | Marysville |
| Gurdwara Guru Nanak Parkash | Bellingham |
| Guru Ramdas Gurdwara Sahib | Vancouver |
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin | Brookfield |
| Sikh Temple of Wisconsin | Oak Creek |
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