History and tourist places in Amritsar
History:-
Amritsar historically also known as Ramdaspur and colloquially as Ambarsar, is a city in north-western part in India. It is the spiritual centre for the Sikh religion and the administrative headquarters of the Amritsar district in the state of Punjab.
Amritsar, literally meaning the 'Pool of the Nectar of Immortality', is one of the major cities of the Punjab state. The administrative headquarters of the Amritsar District, it is the major spiritual and cultural centre of Sikhs.
The city was founded by Guru Ram Das in 1574 on land bought by him for 700 rupees from the owners of the village of Tung. Earlier Guru Ram Das had begun building Santokhsar Sarovar, near the village of Sultanwind in 1564 (according to one source in 1570). It could not be completed before 1588. In 1574, Guru Ram Das built his residence and moved to this place. At that time, it was known as Guru Da Chakk. (Later, it came to be known as Chakk Ram Das).
It is home to the Harmandir Sahib (referred to as the "Golden Temple" in the western media), the spiritual and cultural center for the Sikh religion. This important Sikh shrine attracts more visitors than the Taj Mahal with more than 100,000 visitors on week days alone and is the most popular destination for Non-resident Indians (NRI) in the whole of India.
Amritsar is one of the largest cities of the Punjab state in India. The city origin lies in the village of Tung, and was named after the lake founded by the fourth Sikh Guru Ram Das in 1574 on land bought by him for 700 rupees from the owners of the village of Tung. Earlier Guru Ram Das had begun building Santokhsar Sarovar, near the village of Sultanwind in 1564 (according to one source in 1570). It could not be completed before 1588. In 1574, Guru Ram Das built his residence and moved to this place. At that time, it was known as Guru Da Chakk. (Later, it came to be known as Chakk Ram Das.) Amritsar's central walled city has narrow streets mostly developed in the 17th and 18th century.
The city lies on the main Grand Trunk Road (GT Road) from Delhi to Amritsar connecting to Lahore in Pakistan. The G. T. Road, built by Sher Shah Suri, runs through the whole of the northern half of the Indian subcontinent, connecting Peshawar, Pakistan to Sonargaon, Bangladesh. The city is also connected to most other major cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta by an extensive network of rail system. The city also provides air connectivity to major Indian cities, as well as international cities such as Birmingham, Toronto, Dubai, Singapore, Tashkent, Ashgabat, London etc. from the Raja Sansi International Airport, recently renamed as Guru Ramdas International Airport. The airport is being developed for increasing demand in future; a new International inbound and outbound terminal is operational, and a cargo terminal is under construction. The city is the administrative center for the Amritsar District. However, it did not become the industrial center of Punjab due to its proximity to the volatile Indo-Pakistan border.
Tourist places in Amritsar:
Gurudwara sahib's-
Gurudwara sahib's-
1.Golden Temple
2.Durgiana Temple
3.Taran taran Sahib
4.Akal Takhat Sahib
5.Guru ka mahal
6.Gurudwara Bir Baba Sahib
7.Budha Sahib
8.Gurudwara Baba Atal Rai
9..Gurudwara Mata kaulan
10.Dukh Bhanjani Ber Tree
11.Goindwal Baoli
Temples
1.Mata Lal Devi Temple
2.Shri Ram Tirth temple
3.Param pujya mata Lal Devi Mandir
4.Bhagwan shri Valmiki Tirath Bhagwan Shri Ram tirath
5.Iskcon Temple
6.Radha krishan Mandir
7.Shri Sai Baba Mndir
8.Shani Mandir
9.Chandika Devi Mandir
10.Krisjan Dham Temple
Water Parks
1.Rainbow Resorts Water Park
2.Suncity amusement And Water parks
3.Thunderzone Amusement & Water Park
4.Funland
5.Bliss AquaWorld
Colleges
1.Guru Nanak Dev University
2.Beant College of Engneering & Technology
3.Hindu College
4.Khalsa College of Engneering Technology
5.IKGPTU Campus
6.Baba Kuma Singh ji Engneering College
7.Amritsar College of Engneering & Technology
8.Satyam institute of Engneering & Technology
9.CIPET
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