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Amritsar is a city situated in the state of northern Punjab, the northwestern region of India. It is 25 kilometres (15 miles) away from the Pakistan border. This important Punjab city is the main centre of commerce, culture, and transportation. It is the centre of Sikhism and the principal place of worship for Sikhs.[1][2] Amritsar is attractive destination for tourists,[3][4] especially those part of Golden Triangle.[5] Major destinations are:
- Durgiana Temple[6]
- Golden Temple[7] and Heritage Street[8]
- Punjab State War Heroes' Memorial & Museum[9]
- Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Sthal[10]
- Sadda Pind[11][12]
- Urban Haat Food Street[13]
- Gobindgarh Fort[14]
- Ram Bagh Palace[15] and Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum
- Wagah border[16]
- Partition Museum[17][18]
- Jallianwala Bagh[19]
- ^ "About Amritsar". amritsar.nic.in. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Tourism in Amritsar". cleartrip.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "The Golden Temple in Amritsar is now the most visited religious place in the world". AD India. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Golden Temple wins laurels as world's most visited religious place". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Bagga, Neeraj (11 July 2018). "Amritsar, the emerging fourth angle of Golden Triangle". The Tribune Chandigarh.
- ^ "PUNJAB TO TRANSFORM 30 PLACES AS TOURIST ATTRACTION CENTERS". The Pioneer. 12 June 2018.
- ^ "The Real Marigold Hotel: What a month in India taught me about the country's poverty, history and serenity". The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "'Amritsar's Heritage Street in a shambles' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Amritsar: War memorial's Kargil gallery to be thrown open on July 15". hindustan times. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "PUNJAB TO TRANSFORM 30 PLACES AS TOURIST ATTRACTION CENTERS". The Pioneer. 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Sadda Pind: Free entry ticket for meritorious students". The Tribune. 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Heritage project: Know real Punjab at 'Sadda Pind'". hindustan times. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "As Punjab govt gears up to open Lahore-like food street in Amritsar, no takers for existing one". hindustan times. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Dangwal, Sandhya (2 April 2017). "18th century Gobindgarh Fort thrown open to public after completion of its restoration work". India.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Bagga, Neeraj (16 July 2018). "ASI lifts photography ban, tourists cheer". The Tribune.
- ^ "Crowd heads for Wagah border on long Independence Day weekend - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "The Partition Museum: Opening up about the pain". The National. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Tales of '47 move Trudeau at Partition Museum". The Asian Age. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Shaheed Udham Singh's 10-foot high statue to be inaugurated at Jallianwala Bagh on March 13". hindustan times. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.