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 Golden Temple, Amritsar
surface form: Akal Takht

Durgiana Temple
Gobindgarh Fort
Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial
surface form: Jallianwala Bagh

Partition Museum
hasPlaceOfWorship Golden Temple, Amritsar
surface form: Golden Temple

Harmandir Sahib
hasPopulation over 1 million
hasRailwayStation Amritsar Junction railway station
hasUniversity Guru Nanak Dev University
historicalEvent Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919
surface form: Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919
isAdministrativeCenterOf Amritsar district
isLargestCityIn Majha region
isSpiritualCenterOf Sikhism
knownFor Golden Temple, Amritsar
surface form: Golden Temple

Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial
surface form: Jallianwala Bagh massacre site

Wagah border ceremony
religious tourism
locatedIn Punjab
northwestern India
majorReligion Hinduism
Sikhism
namedAfter Amrit Sarovar
officialLanguage Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi
postalCodeRange 143001–1430xx
primaryLanguage Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi
religiousSignificance holiest city in Sikhism
timeZone IST
utcOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode PB-02

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Amrit Sarovar locatedInCity Amritsar
Amrit Sarovar city Amritsar
Amritsar district hasCapital Amritsar
Amritsar district contains Amritsar
Amritsar district majorCity Amritsar
Amritsar district namedAfter Amritsar
Khalsa College, Amritsar near Amritsar
this entity surface form: Amritsar city centre
PB-02 region Amritsar
Amritsar Municipal Corporation jurisdiction Amritsar
this entity surface form: City of Amritsar
Amritsar Municipal Corporation regionServed Amritsar
this entity surface form: Amritsar metropolitan area
Partition Museum city Amritsar
Gobindgarh Fort locatedIn Amritsar
Gobindgarh Fort city Amritsar
Gobindgarh Fort near Amritsar
this entity surface form: Amritsar city center
Amritsar Junction railway station serves Amritsar
this entity surface form: city of Amritsar
Deepa Mehta birthPlace Amritsar
this entity surface form: Amritsar, Punjab, India
Harike Barrage nearestCity Amritsar
Grand Trunk Road passesNear Amritsar
Haridwar Junction connectsTo Amritsar
SGGS firstInstalledInCity Amritsar
GT Road followsRouteThrough Amritsar
subject surface form: Grand Trunk Road
northwestern India containsCity Amritsar
subject surface form: Northwestern India
Guru Tegh Bahadur birthPlace Amritsar
Guru Hargobind residence Amritsar
Majha (Punjab) hasCenter Amritsar
Majha (Punjab) containsCity Amritsar
Darshani Deori locatedIn Amritsar
Majha-Doaba-Malwa majorCity Amritsar
subject surface form: Majha
Akal Takht locatedIn Amritsar
Batala locatedNear Amritsar
Tarn Taran roadConnection Amritsar
Tarn Taran nearestMajorCity Amritsar
Darbar Sahib location Amritsar
Khadur Sahib locatedNear Amritsar
Nihang Sikhs hasCenter Amritsar
Punjab Province under British India majorCity Amritsar
subject surface form: Punjab Province (British India)