Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur
Sikh gurdwara in Kartarpur, Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, also called Kartarpur Sahib, is a Gurdwara in Kartarpur, located in Shakargarh, Narowal District, in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1][2] It is built on the historic site where the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, settled and assembled the Sikh community after his missionary travels (udasis to Haridwar, Mecca-Medina, Lanka, Baghdad, Kashmir and the Great Himalayas[3][4]) and lived for 18 years until his death in 1539.[5] It is one of the holiest sites in Sikhism, alongside the Golden Temple in Amritsar and Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib.[6] It is also claimed to be the largest gurdwara in the world.[7][8][9][10] This Sikhi Holy site is to be considered as the "National Sikh Temple of Pakistan", a potential for Punjabi Indian and all Universal Sikh Yatris respectively.
Location | Kartarpur, Shakargarh Tehsil, Narowal District, Punjab |
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Coordinates | 32.25°N 74.90°E / 32.25; 74.90 |
Type | Sikh temple courtyard and prayer hall |