Kartarpur

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Kartarpur (Gurmukhi: ਕਰਤਾਰਪ੝ਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ) may refer to -

  • Kartarpur (Ravi) (30.92°N 72.78°E) - Place where Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh faith, ascended to his heavenly abode. This place is now situated in Pakistan only about 2Km. from the Indo-Pak border on the right bank of river Ravi. The shrine or Samadh of Guru Nanak stands out as there is no habitation around. There is a nearby railway connection which is named ‘Darbar Sahib Kartarpur’ on the Lahore-Chak Amru line. It lies in the tehsil Shakkar Garh district Narowal of West Punjab, about 60Km from Lahore.