Sri Muktsar Sahib
| ਸ੍ਰੀ ਮਕਤਸਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ Sri Muktsar Sahib | |
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| Coordinates : | N, E |
| Country : | India |
| State : | Punjab |
| District : | Sri Muktsar Sahib |
| Population : | 83,099 as at 2001 |
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| Timezone : | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area : | km2 |
| Altitude : | 184 m |
| Telephone code : | 01633 |
| Postal code : | 152026 |
| Vehicle code : | PB30 |
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Sri Muktsar Sahib often referred to as Muktsar, is a historical city and district headquarters in Punjab, India. The 2011 census of India put the total population of Sri Muktsar Sahib municipality at 117,085, making it the 14th largest city of Punjab, in terms of population. The second Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Angad Dev ji (Nanak II) was born in the village Matte-di-Sarai (Sarainaga) in the same district. The city was named Muktsar after the Battle of Muktsar in 1705 and the district headquarters in 1995. The government officially changed the name of the city to Sri Muktsar Sahib in 2012, though the city is still primarily referred to by its unofficial name – Muktsar.
Geography
The city is located in the southwestern zone of Indian Punjab and is bounded by the state of Rajasthan and Haryana in the south. The city and district of Faridkot lies to its north and Bathinda to the east. It lies between 30° 69 N and 29° 87 N latitude and 74° 21 E and 74° 86 E longitude.
History
Muktsar , literally, means the Pool of Liberation"
Sri Muktsar Sahib has a proud heritage. It is known as the last battlefield of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, in 1705 A.D., which proved to be a most decisive conflict in the military history of the Sikhs.
The forty Sikh warriors fought to death here against the Mughals under the leadership of tenth Guru. After the war, the city was renamed as Muktsar in their memory and recently the goverment has renamed it as Sri Muktsar Sahib due to its religious as well as historical importance.
Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa (1791-1837) visited the place and did kar sewa of a Gurudwara here which was reconstructed in the 80s.
Fairs and Festivals
The Shaheedi Jor Mela (Mela Maghi) (Punjabi: ਮੇਲਾ ਮਾਘੀ), held in the town in the memory of the forty Sikhs who sacrificed their lived in the battlefield of Khidrana, is very famous.[1] The huge Mela, held the next day to Lohri, is held at an open space mainly on the Bathinda & Malout roads. People from all over the world, visit the place on this day to take a dip in the holy Sarovar.
A fair for animals, specially for horses, known as Ghorhian da Mela (Fair of Horses) is the other famous one.
Gurudwaras
The City is blessed with the Holy Shrines, such as Gurudwara Tutti Gandi Sahib, Shaheed Ganj Sahib Gurudwara, Tibbi Sahib Gurudwara and many more like:
- Tutti Gandi Sahib (Sri Darbar Sahib)
- Shaheed Ganj Sahib Gurudwara
- Mata Bhag Kaur Gurudwara
- Tambu Sahib Gurudwara
- Tibbi Sahib Gurudwara
- Rakab Ganj Sahib Gurudwara
- Datansar Sahib Gurudwara
- Taran Tarn Sahib Gurudwara
A few years ago, a new monument called Mukte Minar was built in the shape of Khanda Sahib, in the memory of the forty martyrs
