At the location Guru Nanak is believed to have died, the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib was built. The name Kartarpur means "city of Creator or God", from Punjabi "ਕਰਤਾਰ" (Kartar) meaning 'Creator' or 'Lord of Creation' and "ਪੁਰ" (Pur) meaning 'City'. Village Kartarpur is located at the west bank of river Ravi where Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji spent last 18 years of his life. Located on the right bank of the Ravi River, it is said to have been founded by the first guru of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, where he established the first Sikh commune. The population is primarily Punjabi, speaking Punjabi and Urdu. Kartarpur is located at 32°5′13″N 75°1′0″E / 32.08694°N 75.01667°E / 32.08694; 75.01667. 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 ) and lived for 18 years until his death in 1539. The population is predominantly Muslim Gujjar. Dera Baba Nanak – Sri Kartarpur Sahib Pilgrimage. Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, also called Kartarpur Sahib, is a gurdwara in Kartarpur, located in Shakargarh, Narowal District, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The Kartarpur Corridor is a 4.1 kilometer (2.5 mile) overland passage that links the Dera Baba Nana shrine in northwest India's Gurdaspur with the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan. Any Indian citizen who possesses OCI card waiting to visit the Darbar Sahib can now easily register online. The first guru of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, founded Kartarpur in 1504 AD on the right bank of the Ravi River. Following his death in 1539, Hindus and Muslims both claimed him as their own, and raised mausoleums in his memory with a common wall between them. Pilgrims who wishes to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur Pakistan will have to make registration online in advance of proposed date of travel. Kartarpur Sahib Pilgrimage & Tourism is a travel agency to offer spiritual journey to Sikh community to their heritage in Pakistan and purify their soul by submitting to … During the 1947 partition of India, the region got divided across India and Pakistan. Kartarpur village is located at the west bank of river Ravi in Pakistan where Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji spent last 18 years of his life. The Kartarpur Corridor (Urdu: کرتارپور راہداری‎, Punjabi: ਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰ ਲਾਂਘਾ) is a border corridor between the Pakistan and India, connecting the Sikh shrines of Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Punjab, Pakistan and Dera Baba Nanak Sahib in Punjab, India. [5], On 9 November 2019, Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated the opening of a cross-border Kartarpur Corridor allowing Indian Sikhs to visit Pakistan without a visa. [7][8], Under the leadership of Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh, the first Jatha traveled through the corridor into Pakistan to pay obeisance at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur[9] which included former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. After his travels for about 20 years, Guru Nanak settled in Kartarpur along with his family. But Guru Nanak's son saved the urn containing his ashes and reburied it on the left bank of the river, where a new habitation was formed, representing the present day Dera Baba Nanak.[1][2][3][4]. [6] On same day, the first Jatha (batch) of over 500 Indian pilgrims visited the shrine thanking Prime Minister Khan for "respecting the sentiments of India" towards the shrine across the border that marks the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev. [10] The delegation also included ex-PM's wife, Gursharan Kaur, Chief Minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Sunny Deol, and 150 Indian parliamentarians.[11]. About Dera Baba Nanak - Sri Kartarpur Sahib Pilgrimage. It is one of the holiest sites in Sikhism, alongside the Golden Temple in Amritsar and Gurdw… The crossing allows Sikh devotees from India to visit the gurdwara in Kartarpur, 4.7 kilometres (2.9 miles) from the India–Pakistan border on the Pakistani side without a visa. It is located in Narowal, Punjab, Pakistan. It has an average elevation of 155 metres (511 feet). English is spoken by some as a second language. The ethnic groups include majority Gurjars, Rajputs and Jats. The Radcliffe Line awarded the Shakargarh tehsil on the right bank of the Ravi river, including Kartarpur, to Pakistan, and the Gurdaspur tehsil on the left bank of Ravi to India. Kartarpur (Urdu/Punjabi: کرتارپور; Gurmukhi: ਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰ) is a town located in the tehsil Shakargarh, Narowal District in Punjab, Pakistan.Located on the right bank of the Ravi River, it is said to have been founded by the first guru of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, where he established the first Sikh commune. However Pakistani Sikhsare unable to use th… The changing course of the Ravi River eventually washed away the mausoleums. It is considered to be the second holiest site for the Sikh religion. Kartarpur (Urdu/Punjabi: کرتارپور; Gurmukhi: ਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰ) is a town located in the tehsil Shakargarh, Narowal District in Punjab, Pakistan. After the partition of India in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while many Muslim refugees from India settled down in Kartarpur. There are several masjids in the town. 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The Kartarpur Corridor (Punjabi: ਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰ ਲਾਂਘਾ, romanized: kartārpūr lāṅgā (Gurmukhi); کرتارپور لانگھا (Shahmukhi); Urdu: کرتارپور راہداری‎, romanized: kartárpúr ráhdári) is a visa-free border crossing and secure corridor, connecting the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan to the border with India.

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