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Amritsar
Amritsar, also known as Ambarsar, is the second-List of cities in Punjab, India by population, largest city in the India, Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab, after Ludhiana. Located in the Majha region, it is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre. The city is the administrative headquarters of the Amritsar district. It is situated north-west of Chandigarh, and north-west of New Delhi. It is from the India–Pakistan border, India-Pakistan border, and north-east of Lahore, Pakistan. According to the 2011 census, the city had a population of 1,132,383. It is one of the ten municipal corporations in the state; Karamjit Singh Rintu is serving as the mayor of the city. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Amritsar is the second-most populous city in Punjab and the most populous metropolitan region in the state, with a population of roughly 2 million. Amritsar is the centre of the Amritsar Metropolitan Region. Amritsar is the economic capital of Punjab. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amritsar District
Amritsar district is one of the twenty three districts that make up the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. Located in the Majha region of Punjab, the city of Amritsar is the headquarters of this district. As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Punjab (out of List of districts of Punjab, India, 23), after Ludhiana district, Ludhiana. It is a border district of Punjab and lies along the India-Pakistan border. History Sur Empire (1540 - 1554) Sher Shah Suri, an Afghan monarch, defeated Kamran in 1540 and conquered Punjab, including Amritsar, which remained part of the Sur Empire until 1554. Sikh Empire The control of Amritsar was fully taken by Maharaja Ranjit Singh by 1802, after bringing all the Misls under his control. He also fortified Gobindgarh Fort along modern lines. British Amritsar district was annexed by the British from its former Sikhs, Sikh rulers after the Second Anglo-Sikh war, Second Anglo-Sikh War of 1848–1849. During British Raj, Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab, India
Punjab () is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab, Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the States and union territories of India, Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and Rajasthan to the southwest; by the Indian union territory, union territories of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir to the north and Chandigarh to the east. To the west, it shares an international border with the identically named Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, and as such is sometimes referred to as East Punjab or Indian Punjab for disambiguation purposes. The state covers an area of 50,362 square kilometres (19,445 square miles), which is 1.53% of India's total geographical area, making it List of states and union territories of India by area, the 19th-largest Indian state by area out of 28 Indian states (20th larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Temple
The Golden Temple is a gurdwara located in Amritsar, Punjab, India. It is the pre-eminent spiritual site of Sikhism. It is one of the Holy place, holiest sites in Sikhism, alongside the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Kartarpur, Pakistan, Kartarpur, and Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib. The Temple tank, ''sarovar'' (holy pool) on the site of the gurdwara was completed by the fourth Sikh Guru, Guru Ram Das, in 1577. In 1604, Guru Arjan Dev, Guru Arjan, the fifth Sikh Guru, placed a copy of the Adi Granth in the Golden Temple and was a prominent figure in its development. The gurdwara was repeatedly rebuilt by the Sikhs after it became a target of Persecution of Sikhs, persecution and was destroyed several times by the Mughal Empire, Mughal and invading Durrani Empire, Afghan armies. Maharaja Ranjit Singh, after founding the Sikh Empire, rebuilt it in marble and copper in 1809, and overlaid the sanctum with gold leaf in 1830. This has led to the name the Golden Temple. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurdwara Baba Atal
Gurdwārā Bābā Aṭṭal Rāi (Punjabi language, Punjabi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Punjabi, [ɡʊɾᵊd̪ʊäːɾäː bäbːäː əʈəllːə̆]) is a famous Gurdwara in Amritsar dedicated to Atal Rai, a son of Guru Hargobind and Mata Nanaki. It consists of nine stories and is around forty metres in height. It is just a short walk from the famous Golden Temple, Harmandir Sahib. Location The structure is located in the southern direction of the Golden Temple. It is approximately 135 metres away from the Sarai Guru Ram Das building. Architecture The building is octagonal in shape, with a double-octagonal structure. The tower is ascended by 110-steps, with seven stories in full-size. One octagonal structure is the bigger of the two and rises externally and the other, smaller one rises internally, with the external one being circumambulatory to the interior one. The accompanying stories of the exterior octagonal structure ceases after the sixth floor, but they continue until t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Bagh Palace
Ram Bagh is a garden built during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Amritsar, Punjab, India. Ram Bagh palace also known as Ram Bagh Mahal, is a palace situated in the centre of this garden, which was used as the summer residence of Ranjit Singh. It was completed in 1831 and is named after the fourth guru of the Sikhs, Guru Ram Das, who founded the city of Amritsar. The whole Ram Bagh complex including the palace and other monuments is both a state protected monument and a monument of national importance. The complex is also at the centre of a long drawn legal battle, which has adversely affected its conservation and restoration. History Maharaja Ranjit Singh had a deep interest in the development and beautification of various areas under his rule. Amritsar being the spiritual and cultural centre of Sikhism, and located close to Ranjit Singh's capital, was visited often by him. Thus a palace, with a sprawling garden following the Mughal pattern of Shalimar Bagh in Laho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amritsar Municipal Corporation
The Amritsar Municipal Corporation is a ''nagar nigam'' (municipal corporation) which administers the city of Amritsar, Punjab. It has 85 members elected with a first-past-the-post voting system and 5 ex-officio members which are MLA for ssembly Constituency members The corporation was founded 1977, and the first elections were held in 1991. Mayor The mayor of Amritsar is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Amritsar. The mayor is the first citizen of the city. The role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner. The mayor plays a decorative role of representing and upholding the dignity of the city and a functional role in deliberating over the discussions in the corporation. Deputy mayors Senior Deputy Mayor Junior Deputy Mayor Elections 2017 Previous election results ~ Party didn't exist See also Ludhiana Municipal Corporation Patiala Municipal Corporation The Patiala Municipal Corporation is a '' nag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heritage Street Amritsar
Heritage Street, Amritsar is one of the oldest streets of Amritsar in Punjab, India, located between the Golden Temple and the Town Hall. The street was reconstructed and opened by Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal in on 26 October 2016 as a tourist attraction and open walk street on the lines of open monuments in European cities like Rome, Venice and Florence. History and Background The Golden Temple is the most visited place in Punjab, India, with over 100,000 visitors daily. The stretch from Town Hall to Golden Temple was messed with vehicles, overhead cables, encroachments and street hawkers. The idea of Heritage Street was created to develop a revampled, no-vehicle zone with a new 'heritage façade' to each of 170 shops in it. The construction took over 330 days and 1200 people to complete. Construction The construction was carried out by Jaipur-based architect Anup Bartaria and his firm called 'Sincere Architects' The facade along with the street that leads t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majha
Majha ( ''Mājhā''; ; from "mañjhlā" )Punjabi language, Punjabi: ਮਾਝਾ , is a region located in the central parts of the historical Punjab region, presently split between the republics of Pakistan and India. It extends north from the right banksThe left/right bank of a river is determined by looking in the direction of flow of the river (facing downstream). of the river Beas river, Beas, and reaches as far north as left bank of the river Ravi River, Ravi, constituting upper half of the Bari Doab. The Majha region was partition of Punjab, partitioned between India and Pakistan in 1947. It includes four districts of Indian Punjab, India, state of Punjab — Amritsar district, Amritsar, Tarn Taran district, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur district, Gurdaspur, and Pathankot district, Pathankot. In the Pakistani Punjab, Pakistan, province of Punjab, the Majha region proper includes Lahore District, Lahore and Kasur District, Kasur districts. However, it is not uncommon to include th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gobindgarh Fort
Gobindgarh Fort is a historic military fort located in the center of the city of Amritsar in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. The Fort was until recently under the Indian Army, but was opened to the public on 10 February 2017. Today the fort is being developed as a museum and theme park, as a repository of Punjab’s history. Popularly known as the Bhangian da Killa (fort of the Bhangis) after its 18th- century founder belonging to Bhangi Misl of Dhillon Jat, Jats rulers. Maharaja Ranjit Singh renamed it in the early 19th-century after the 10th Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh. Gobindgarh Fort is located on the south west fringe of Amritsar, in a square pattern, with a perimeter of 1,000 m and made up entirely of bricks and lime. The fort had 25 cannons mounted on its Rampart (fortification), ramparts and it remained with the Bhangi rulers till 1805. From the middle of the 19th century until Indian independence in 1947, it was occupied by the British army who made nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Sthal
Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Asthan is temple panorama complex and an important historical monument of Valmikism (religion), Valmikis located at Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath road of Amritsar city. Since 1 December 2016, it has an 8-foot-tall 800-kg Gold plating, gold-plated idol of Sage Valmiki in main section. Mythology Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Asthan, dedicated to Valmiki, is situated 11 km west of Amritsar on Amritsar Lopoke road. As per Sthala purana, regional tradition, the Hindu temple dates back to the period of the events of the epic Ramayana, identified as the location of the ashram of the sage. According to legend, this is the site where the sage gave shelter to Sita, wife of Rama, after the deity decided that she not return to Ayodhya (Ramayana), Ayodhya. The place is also considered to be the birthplace of Lava (Ramayana), Lava and Kusha (Ramayana), Kusha, the twin sons of Rama. Management Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Asthan is managed and maintained by Valmiki Tirath Development ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities In Punjab And Chandigarh
This is a list of urban agglomerations with a population above 100,000 as per 2011 census and development ranking in Punjab. Punjab Urban Agglomeration In the census of India 2011, an Urban Agglomeration has been defined as follows: "An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths (OGs), or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns. An Urban Agglomeration must consist of at least a statutory town and its total population (i.e. all the constituents put together) should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census. In varying local conditions, there were similar other combinations which have been treated as urban agglomerations satisfying the basic condition of contiguity." Constituents of Urban Agglomerations in the Punjab The constituents of Urban Agglomerations in the Punjab, with a population of 1 lakh or above, are noted below: *Amritsar Urban Agglomeration includes Amri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
