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[[File:Puerta de Gandhi-Amritsar-India04.JPG|thumb|Gandhi Gate, Amritsar]]
'''Amritsar''' ({{lang-pa|ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ}}, meaning: ''The Lake of the Holy Nectar'',<ref>[http://www.target-tours.com/city-guide/amritsar.html Amritsar City Information Guide of Amritsar India]</ref>) is the [[Capital (city)|capital]] of the [[Amritsar District]] in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]. According to the 2001 Indian census, over 1,500,000 people lived in the city.

Amritsar is in the state of [[Punjab, India]], 32 km east of [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]]. The Harimandir Sahib, also known as the [[Golden Temple]], is there. The temple is the centre of the [[Sikh]] religion.

== History ==
The city has been famous for many events in history. In the [[Jallianwala Bagh Massacre]] of 1919 under British Rule a large number of people were killed by British troops. The city is also famous for [[Operation Bluestar]], a military operation in 1984 that was ordered by the [[Prime Minister of India]] of the time, [[Indira Gandhi]]. Many Sikhs were angered, as the holy [[Golden Temple]] of the Sikhs was damaged.

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[[Category:Settlements in Punjab (India)]]
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