Nankana Sahib, Pakistan
ننکانہ صاحب
Nankana Sahib is a town of 130,041 people in Punjab, Pakistan.
Why visit Nankana Sahib
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail, 1 place to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Baba Guru Nanak University.
Weather in Nankana Sahib
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About Nankana Sahib
Nankana Sahib is a city in the central part of Punjab, Pakistan, serving as the headquarters of its eponymous district. It is named after Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, who was born and based here; with his birthplace gurdwara being a nationally 'Protected Heritage Monument' making Nankana Sahib among the holiest sites for Sikhs. It is located about 91 km (57 mi) west of Lahore and about 75 km (47 mi) east of Faisalabad. The city had a population of 130,041 in 2023.
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Things to do1
Baba Guru Nanak University
School · 5.2 km
Public university in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship1
History
Originally, the locality was founded by a Hindu ruler named Raja Vairat and was originally named Raipur but it was destroyed during the Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent. A town on the site of the first settlement was founded during the Delhi Sultanate rule by Rai Bhoi, a Rajput of Bhati stock whose Hindu ancestor had converted to Islam under the influence of Sufism, and thus was known as Rai-Bhoi-Di-Talwandi. His great-grand son Rai Bular Bhatti, renamed it as 'Nankana Sahib' after the birth of Guru Nanak. Talwandi Rai Bhoe had been a deserted and abandoned habitation until Diwan Kaura Mal sponsored the construction of holy-tanks (sarovars) and memorial gurdwaras there in 1750, which had generous land holdings given to them by Kaura Mal, which formed the estate of Nankana Sahib until partition of Punjab in 1947. The Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, originally constructed by the Sikhs during the Mughal-era in around 1600 CE was renovated in 1819–20 CE by the Sikh Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
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Schools, colleges and libraries2
Map of Nankana Sahib
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Getting there and nearby towns
Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 66 km away.
- Narwanwala 14 km southwest, about 14 min by car
- Mananwala 15 km north, about 15 min by car
- Chak Five Hundred Seventy-five 16 km northeast, about 16 min by car
- Shahkot 25 km northwest, about 25 min by car
- Jaranwala 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car
- Chuhar Kana 35 km north, about 35 min by car
- Phool Nagar 36 km southeast, about 36 min by car
- Faisalabad 59 km west, about 59 min by car
- Lahore 62 km east, about 1 h by car
- Okara 75 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Nankana Sahib, Jeev at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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