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<p>Creating initial stub needs work</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}<br /> {{Refimprove|date=April 2017}}<br /> {{Infobox settlement<br /> | name = Chappar Chiri<br /> | image_skyline = <br /> | image_caption = <br /> | native_name = Chappar Chiri Fateh<br /> | native_name_lang =<br /> | nickname = <br /> | image_map = <br /> | map_alt = <br /> | map_caption = <br /> | pushpin_map = India Punjab<br /> | pushpin_label_position = right<br /> | pushpin_map_alt = <br /> | pushpin_map_caption = <br /> | coordinates = {{coord|30|42|N|76|40|E|display=inline,title}}<br /> | subdivision_type = Country<br /> | subdivision_name = [[India]]<br /> | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br /> | subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br /> | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br /> | subdivision_name2 = [[Mohali district|Mohali]]<br /> | established_title = <br /> | established_date = 1709<br /> | founder = Banda Singh Bahadur<br /> | named_for = [[Battle of Chappar Chiri]]<br /> | government_type = Punjab Mohali [[GMADA]]<br /> | governing_body = <br /> | unit_pref = Metric<br /> | area_footnotes = <br /> | area_rank = <br /> | area_total_km2 = <br /> | elevation_footnotes = <br /> | elevation_m = <br /> | population_total = <br /> | population_as_of = <br /> | population_rank =<br /> | population_density_km2 =<br /> | population_demonym = <br /> | population_footnotes = <br /> | demographics_type1 = Languages<br /> | demographics1_title1 = Official<br /> | demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br /> | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br /> | utc_offset1 = +5:30<br /> | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br /> | postal_code =<br /> | registration_plate = <br /> | blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br /> | blank2_info_sec1 =<br /> | blank3_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br /> | blank3_info_sec1 =<br /> | website = <br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Chapar Chiri&#039;&#039;&#039; is a small village located in the [[Mohali district]] of [[Punjab, India]]. It is near [[Mohali]] city and is 14&amp;nbsp;km west of [[Chandigarh]].<br /> {{stack|<br /> [[File:Night view of Fateh Burj, Punjab, India.JPG|200px|right|thumb|[[Banda Singh Bahadur]] War Memorial The village is famous because it contains the tallest victory tower in India]]<br /> }}<br /> The village is famous due to [[Fateh Burj]] (English: The Victory Tower) is the tallest victory tower (minar) in the country.&lt;ref name=Victory&gt;{{cite news|title=Badal inaugurates tallest victory tower|url=http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5638227|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103233640/http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5638227|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|accessdate=18 November 2012|newspaper=MSN|date=30 November 2011}}&lt;/ref&gt; The 420&amp;nbsp;ft tower is dedicated to the establishment of Sikh rule in Punjab in 1709.&lt;ref name=Singh&gt;{{cite news|last=Bajwa|first=Harpreet|title=Fateh Burj, India’s tallest victory tower, thrown open|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fateh-burj-india-s-tallest-victory-tower-thrown-open/882669|accessdate=18 November 2012|newspaper=Indian Express|date=1 December 2011}}&lt;/ref&gt; It is also known as Baba Banda Singh Bahadur War Memorial. It was here that [[Banda Singh Bahadur]], one of the most respected Sikh generals, won a decisive battle against [[Wazir Khan (Sirhind)|Wazir Khan]], the Mughal Governor of [[History of Sirhind|Sirhind]].[3]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Wikivoyage|Chappar Chiri}}<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Villages in Mohali district]]</div>

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