Amritsar

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Amritsar is a historic city in the Indian state of Punjab, renowned as the spiritual center of Sikhism and home to the Golden Temple.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipal corporation
climate humid subtropical climate
coordinateLocation 31.6340°N 74.8723°E
country India
distanceTo about 28 km from India–Pakistan border
economySector handicrafts
textiles
tourism
elevation about 234 m above sea level
foundedBy Guru Ram Das
foundingDate 1577
governingBody Amritsar Municipal Corporation
hasAirport Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport
hasBorderCrossing Attari–Wagah border
hasEducationalInstitution Khalsa College, Amritsar
hasEvent Gurpurab celebrations
Vaisakhi celebrations
hasLandmark Akal Takht
Durgiana Temple
Gobindgarh Fort
Jallianwala Bagh
Partition Museum
hasPlaceOfWorship Golden Temple
Harmandir Sahib
hasPopulation over 1 million
hasRailwayStation Amritsar Junction railway station
hasUniversity Guru Nanak Dev University
historicalEvent Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919
isAdministrativeCenterOf Amritsar district
isLargestCityIn Majha region
isSpiritualCenterOf Sikhism
knownFor Golden Temple
Jallianwala Bagh massacre site
Wagah border ceremony
religious tourism
locatedIn Punjab
northwestern India
majorReligion Hinduism
Sikhism
namedAfter Amrit Sarovar
officialLanguage Punjabi
postalCodeRange 143001–1430xx
primaryLanguage Punjabi
religiousSignificance holiest city in Sikhism
timeZone IST
utcOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode PB-02


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