Why visit Māchhīwāra
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About Māchhīwāra
Machhiwara is a city in the Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab. Machhiwara is famous for Gurudwara Sri Charan Kanwal Sahib associated with Guru Gobind Singh ji and named after the Guru's feet that are compared to the lotus flower.
From the Wikipedia article Machhiwara (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship5
Vishav Manav Ruhani Kendra Machhiwara
Place of worship · 0.9 km
Machhiwara Sahib-Rahon Road, Machhiwara
Sunday 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
History
Machhiwara name came from machhi (fish) + wara (ground). Satluj River runs 13 km away from Machhiwara. During the time of Guru Gobind Singh, the area was a jungle (not to be confused with the historical Lakhi Jungle in the Firozpur division).
From the History section of Machhiwara on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Māchhīwāra
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sahnewal Airport - Ludhiana (LUH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 25 km away.
- Ludhiana 33 km west, about 33 min by car
- Māler Kotla 53 km southwest, about 53 min by car
- Phagwāra 53 km northwest, about 53 min by car
- Mohali 56 km southeast, about 56 min by car
- Chandigarh 60 km east, about 1 h by car
- Mani Mājra 65 km east, about 1 h by car
- Panchkula 67 km east, about 1 h by car
- Patiāla 67 km south, about 1 h by car
- Jalandhar 75 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Barnāla 87 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
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