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It is the home to the Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, and is the spiritual and cultural centre of the Sikh Religion. Founded by the fourth Guru of Sikhs, Guru Ram Das, it was completed by his successor Guru Arjun Dev. Work began in 1573 on digging the holy pool. In 1601, Harmandir Sahib was completed and 3 years later, the Sikh Holy Book was placed there that is called the Guru Granth Sahib. In Maharaja Ranjit Singh's time, Amritsar City had superseded Lahore as the pre-eminent city of Punjab.
Amritsar developed from a small village pool to a thriving business center. The city is dominated by history of the Sikhs and many of their sacred shrines are found in and around the city. It is the Administrative Centre for the district and lies on the main GT road from Chandigarh to Jalandhar to Amritsar to Lahore, PakistanIslami Jamhuria Pakistan ( In Detail) ( In Detail) National motto: Iman, Ittehad, Nazm( Urdu: "Faith, Unity, Discipline" Official Language(s) Urdu, English Capital Islamabad Largest City Karachi President General Pervez Musharraf Prime Minister Shaukat Az. Lahore, which was the historic capital of the pre-partition Punjab is about 50 Km west of Amritsar. An International Airport ( Raja Sansi International AirportRaja Sansi International Airport is about 11-12 Kilometers from Amritsar City, India. There is a detour to the airport if you are driving in from other cities ( Jalandar, Ludiana, Chandigarg) by using the 'By pass' road. It appears to be a desolate corner) also operates at about 11kms from the city centre. Several Airlines operate flights from aboard including LondonLondon is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and with over seven million inhabitants in the Greater London area, is the second-most populous conurbation in Europe (after Moscow). From being Londinium the capital of the Roman province of Bri and BirminghamThis article is about Birmingham in England. See also Birmingham, Alabama or other places called Birmingham. Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Being the country's second largest city, it is usually considered B in the UKThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in Western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom the UK Britain or less accurately as Great Britain . The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly, etc. Now flights to and from Singapore have also began to operate from the airport. The main commercial activities are Tourism, Carpets and fabrics, Farm produce, Handicraft, Service trades and light Engineering.
The following Shrines are found in the city: