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Amritsar

Southern Asia

Amritsar, also known as Ambarsar, is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Punjab after Ludhiana and a major cultural, transportation and economic center in the Majha region. The city is best known as the spiritual and cultural center of Sikhism, home to the Golden Temple, the faith's holiest shrine, which draws pilgrims and visitors from around the world.

Facts
Population
1,159,227 1
Area (sq km)
139 1
Founding Year
1574 1
Population Estimate Year
2011 1
Elevation (m)
234 1
Latitude
31.64 degrees north 1
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Longitude
74.86 degrees east 1
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India, Countries
Source Wikipedia: Amritsar
Punjab, Regions

Amritsar, a major city of the Punjab region, was the site of the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Source Punjab (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Amritsar
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Source Baba Deep Singh (Wikipedia)Article texttier 2
Quote, Article text
He lived in the Pahuwind village of Amritsar district.

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Source Bhai Taru Singh (Wikipedia)Infobox: birth_placetier 2
Quote, Infobox: birth_place
Amritsar, Bhangi Misl, Punjab (present-day Punjab, India)
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Amritsar
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox population_total field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amritsar
    1159227
  • Infobox population_as_of field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amritsar
    2011
  • Infobox area_total_km2 field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amritsar
    139
  • Geography section Convert template, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amritsar
    234
  • Infobox established_date field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amritsar
    1574
  • Infobox coord template (latitude), en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amritsar
    31.64
  • Infobox coord template (longitude), en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amritsar
    74.86
  • Associated With: India, Infobox subdivision_name field (country), en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amritsar
    India
  • Associated With: Punjab, Lead sentence, state-of-Punjab clause, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amritsar
    is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names India; continent follows from the atlas record for India
    455 km (283 mi) north-west of New Delhi. It is 28 km (17.4 mi) from the India
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Wikidata: Amritsar
  • Wikidata Q48403, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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Punjab (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Punjab, History section
Quote, Associated With: Punjab, History section
Colonel Reginald Dyer ordered troops under command to fire on a crowd of demonstrators, mostly Sikhs
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