| Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur گُردُوارہ دربار صاحِب کرتارپور ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਬਾਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰ | |
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  Location within Punjab, Pakistan  Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur (Pakistan) | |
| General information | |
| Type | Gurdwara |
| Architectural style | Sikh architecture |
| Town or city | Kartarpur, Shakargarh Tehsil, Narowal District, Punjab |
| Country | Pakistan  |
| Coordinates | 32°05′14″N 75°01′00″E / 32.08735°N 75.01658°E |
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Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, also called Kartarpur Sahib, is a gurdwara in Kartarpur, located in Shakargarh, Narowal District, in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1][2] It is built on the historic site where the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, settled and assembled the Sikh community after his missionary travels (udasis to Haridwar, Mecca-Medina, Lanka, Baghdad, Kashmir and Nepal[3][4]) and lived for 18 years until his death in 1539.[5] It is one of the holiest sites in Sikhism, alongside the Golden Temple in Amritsar and Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib.[6][7]
The gurdwara is also notable for its location near the border between Pakistan and India. The shrine is visible from the Indian side of the border.[8] Indian Sikhs gather in large numbers on bluffs to perform darshan, or sacred viewing of the site, from the Indian side of the border.[9] The Kartarpur Corridor was opened by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on 9 November 2019, the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and just days before the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak. This historic moment officially allowed Indian Sikh pilgrims rare visa-free access to the site in Pakistan.[10][11] It is also claimed to be the largest gurdwara in the world.[12][13][14][15]
- ^ Virdee, Pippa. "Sikh shrines in India and Pakistan – why construction of visa-free Kartarpur corridor is so historic". The Conversation. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "In pictures: Spruced up Gurdwara Darbar Sahib set to welcome Sikh pilgrims from around the world". DAWN.COM. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ Sheikh, Abdul Majid (7 November 2019). "COMMENT: Guru Nanak travelled widely but always returned to Kartarpur". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Guru Nanak: A wandering religious preacher". Outlook India. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ Singh, H. S. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism. Hemkunt Press. ISBN 9788170103011. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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- ^ "Pakistan 'blocks' darshan of Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib". Times of India. 26 October 2017.
- ^ "MP wants Kartarpur Sahib corridor to be in Indo-Pak talks agenda". Times of India. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ Masih, Niha. "In goodwill gesture, Pakistan opens corridor to Sikh shrine for Indian pilgrims amid wider tensions". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "India pilgrims in historic trip to Pakistan temple". 9 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Kartarpur Corridor: India and Pakistan sign deal on Sikh Temple project and renovation making it biggest in the world". BBC World News. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Imran Khan to open Kartarpur Corridor to India on November 9". Gulf News. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ Jamal, Sana (7 November 2019). "What is significance of Kartarpur?". Gulf News. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "US welcomes opening of Kartarpur corridor". India Today. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
Guru Nanak Dev spent the last 18 years of his life at Kartarpur Sahib, which has now become the world's largest Sikh Gurdwara.