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A day at Nankana Sahib
Nankana Sahib, also known as Raipur is a City in the province of Punjab. Located at 31°26'51N 73°41'50E - about 75 kilometres west of Lahore and about 55 kilometres East from Faisalabad, with a population of almost 160,000, it is also the capital of Nankana Sahib District. It is known as the birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, and is a popular pilgrimage site.
Nankana Sahib is one of the fastest growing towns in punjab - mainly because of the tourist traffic from all over the world. At the time of Guru Nanak's birth the town was called Rai Bhoe's Talwandi and was also referred to as Raipur. Rai Bular Bhatti was the ruler of this area and Baba Nanak's father was Rai Bular's employee. The divine qualities of Baba Nanak were first discovered by his sister Nanaki and Rai Bular Bhatti. Rai Bular gifted approx. 20,000 acres of land all around the city of Talwandi to Guru Nanak and the town began to be called Nankana Sahib. The town currently has nine gurdwaras including the Gurdwara Janam Asthan which marks the birth place of Guru Nanak Dev. Each of the gurdwaras is related with important events in Guru Nanak's life. Annually, approximately 25,000 Sikh pilgrims visit the town, with about 15,000 gathering during the peak season around the birthday celebrations of Guru Nanak.
The area around Nankana Sahib was formerly a tehsil of Sheikhupura District. In May 2005, the provincial government decided to raise the status of Nankana Sahib to that of a district as a way of promoting development in the area. Now Nankana Sahib is a District.
A day at Nankana Sahib
Nankana Sahib, also known as Raipur is a City in the province of Punjab. Located at 31°26'51N 73°41'50E - about 75 kilometres west of Lahore and about 55 kilometres East from Faisalabad, with a population of almost 160,000, it is also the capital of Nankana Sahib District. It is known as the birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, and is a popular pilgrimage site.
Nankana Sahib is one of the fastest growing towns in punjab - mainly because of the tourist traffic from all over the world. At the time of Guru Nanak's birth the town was called Rai Bhoe's Talwandi and was also referred to as Raipur. Rai Bular Bhatti was the ruler of this area and Baba Nanak's father was Rai Bular's employee. The divine qualities of Baba Nanak were first discovered by his sister Nanaki and Rai Bular Bhatti. Rai Bular gifted approx. 20,000 acres of land all around the city of Talwandi to Guru Nanak and the town began to be called Nankana Sahib. The town currently has nine gurdwaras including the Gurdwara Janam Asthan which marks the birth place of Guru Nanak Dev. Each of the gurdwaras is related with important events in Guru Nanak's life. Annually, approximately 25,000 Sikh pilgrims visit the town, with about 15,000 gathering during the peak season around the birthday celebrations of Guru Nanak.
The area around Nankana Sahib was formerly a tehsil of Sheikhupura District. In May 2005, the provincial government decided to raise the status of Nankana Sahib to that of a district as a way of promoting development in the area. Now Nankana Sahib is a District.