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BAGHDAD
Tags: guru, nanak, baghdad, sufi, read, tradition, visit, saints, years, inscription, sikh
BAGHDAD (33° 20'N, 44° 30'E), capital of Iraq, situated on the banks of Dajala (Tigris) River, has a historical shrine dedicated to Guru Nanak, who visited here on his way back from Mecca and Madina early in the sixteenth century. Here he held...
CHITTAGONG
Tags: gurdwara, sikh, bhai, nanak, situated, guru, sakhi, story, local, briefly, temple, chittagong
CHITTAGONG (22° 21`N, 91° 50`E), a major port town of Bangladesh, situated on the right bank of Karnaphuli River, 20 km from its mouth, has a historic Sikh shrine, called Gurdwara Sikh Temple, dedicated to Guru Nanak, who is believed to have...
DHAKA
Tags: guru, bhai, gurdwara, bahadur, singh, dhaka, tegh, sikh, nanak, granth, visit, nattha
DHAKA (23 43N, 90 24` E), an old city now capital of Bangladesh, situated on the north bank of Burhi Ganga river, has shrines sacred to Guru Nanak and Guru Tegh Bahadur. Three such gurdwaras commemorating the visits of the Gurus to the city existed...
JALALABAD
Tags: amritsar, singh, giani, irath, snngi, tara, sixteenth, century, gian, twarijsh, gwdudridn, 1923
JALALABAD (34°26`N, 70°28`E), a prominent town in Eastern Afghanistan, has a historical Sikh shrine, Gurdwara Choha Sahib Patshahl Pehli, honouring the memory of Guru Nanak, who visited here during his travels in these parts in the first quarter...
MAJHA
Tags: majha, punjab, population, region, amritsar, districts, doab, major, part, district, gurdaspur, pakistan
MAJHA, from manjhla, i.e. middle, is the traditional name given to the central region of the Punjab covering the upper part of the Bari Doab lying between the rivers Beas and Ravi (whence the name Bari) and comprising the present Gurdaspur and...
 


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