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| '''Kartarpur''' ''(meaning: The City of God)'' {{coord|30.92|N|72.78|E|}} ([[Gurmukhi]]: ਕਰਤਾਰਪਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ) was established by [[Guru Nanak]] in 1522<ref>http://www.sgpc.net/gurus/gurunanak.asp</ref>. The town is located in [[Pakistan]] at a distance of about 3 kms from the Indo-Pakistan border. It is very close to [[Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak]] in [[Gurdaspur]] with the [[River Ravi]] separating the two locations. A bridge which joined the two Gurdwaras was destroyed during the 1965 Indo-Pak war.
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| The original abode established by [[Guru Nanak]] was washed away by floods of the [[river Ravi]] and the present Gurudwara was established by [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]. Recently, there has been lobbying to open the corridor for Sikhs from India to visit the shrine without any hindrance or visa. It lies only 3km from the border.
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| When Guru Nanak departed for his heavenly abode, [[Hindu]]s and [[Muslim]]s disagreed on how to perform the last rites. The Hindus as per their tradition wanted to carry out a cremation while the Muslims wanted to carry out a burial. A samadh (Hindu tradition) lies in the [[Gurdwara]] and a grave (according to Muslim traditions) lies on the premises as a reminder of this discord.
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| The gurdwara is located next to a small village named Kothay Pind (village) on the West bank of the [[Ravi River]] in [[Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. The [[Gurudwara]] at Kartarpur can be seen from another Gurudwara located across the border at the historical town of [[Dera Baba Nanak]] in [[India]] (It is not Daara, as so many people wrongly call it. Dehra is derived from the word Deh or body). Both sites are one of the holiest places in [[Sikhism]] located in the [[Majha]] region. Recently, there has been lobbying to open the corridor for [[Sikh]]s from [[India]] to visit the shrine without any hindrance or visa. It lies only 3 km from the border.
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| == Geography ==
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| Kartarpur is located at {{coord|30.92|N|72.78|E|}}<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/4/Kartarpur2.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kartarpur]</ref>. It has an average elevation of 155 metres (511 feet).
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| == See also ==
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| * [[Kartarpur, India]]
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