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Introduction
History of the Golden City
After the Raj-Partition of 1947
Modern Amritsar
Geography and Climate
Demographics
Transport
Air
Rail
Road
Places of Interest in Amritsar
Golden Temple
Harmandir Sahib
Akal Takht
Rambagh Gardens
Durgiana Temple
Jallaianwala Bagh
Tower of Baba Atal
Central Museum
Ram Tirth
Religious Places in and Around Amritsar
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Amritsar-The Golden City of India - Students' Academy
Amritsar-The Golden City of India
By Students’ Academy
Copyright@2011Students’ Academy
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Amritsar
Amrit means nectar or ambrosia and sarovar refers to a pool. The combination of these two words becomes Amritsar, The Pool of Immortality.
Amritsar city is one of the major cities in the state of Punjab in India.
The golden city of Amritsar is the most holy and religious place for the people of Sikh Community. It lies in the northwestern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district Langar in the state of Punjab, India.
According to the latest census, the population of the city is over 2,000,000, with that of the entire district numbering just over 3,695,077. Amritsar is situated 217 kilometers (135 mi) northwest of state capital Chandigarh and is 32 kilometers (20 mi) east of Lahore, Pakistan and therefore, very close to India's western border with Pakistan.
Harmandir Sahib, world famous as the Golden Temple, is also in this city. The Golden Temple is the spiritual and cultural centre for
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