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Amritsar is located in the northwest part of India in the State of Punjab, 32 miles (51 km) east of Lahore, Pakistan.
It is home to the Harimandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, and is the
spiritual and cultural centre of the Sikh religion. It is also known for the
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919) and Operation Bluestar (1984). |
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The main commercial activities include tourism, carpets and fabrics, farm
produce, handicrafts, service trades and light engineering. Amritsar is also a
seat of major educational institutions like Guru Nanak Dev University
(established 1969), BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar(established 1967),
Khalsa College, Amritsar (established 1892), DAV College Amritsar (established
1955), and Government Medical College, Amritsar (established 1926). Amritsar is
also home to Pingalwara, the home for destitutes founded by Bhagat Puran Singh
and a home to Central Khalsa Orphanage which was once a home to Udham Singh a
prominent figure in the Indian independence movement. |
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