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'''Amritsar''' is a city in northern [[India]], in the [[Punjab]] region. It has a population of over 3 million, and is the administrative center of the Punjab. It is home to the [[Golden Temple]], the religious and cultural center of [[Sikhism]]. | '''Amritsar''' is a city in northern [[India]], in the [[Punjab]] region. It has a population of over 3 million, and is the administrative center of the Punjab. It is home to the [[Golden Temple]], the religious and cultural center of [[Sikhism]]. | ||
Revision as of 19:06, August 13, 2009
Amritsar is a city in northern India, in the Punjab region. It has a population of over 3 million, and is the administrative center of the Punjab. It is home to the Golden Temple, the religious and cultural center of Sikhism.
Amritsar is also the place where the Amritsar Massacre took place in 1919.