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{{short description|Sikh gurdwara in Kartarpur,Pakistan}}
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[[File:Kartarpur_Guru_Nanak.jpg|thumb|The Gurudwara before construction of the Kartarpur corridor]]
'''Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur''', also called '''Kartarpur Sahib''', is a [[gurdwara]] in [[Kartarpur, Pakistan|Kartarpur]], located in [[Shakargarh Tehsil|Shakargarh]], [[Narowal District]], in the [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] province of [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theconversation.com/sikh-shrines-in-india-and-pakistan-why-construction-of-visa-free-kartarpur-corridor-is-so-historic-108092|title=Sikh shrines in India and Pakistan – why construction of visa-free Kartarpur corridor is so historic|last=Virdee|first=Pippa|website=The Conversation|language=en|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1515486|title=In pictures: Spruced up Gurdwara Darbar Sahib set to welcome Sikh pilgrims from around the world|date=8 November 2019|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> It is built on the historic site where the founder of [[Sikhism]], [[Guru Nanak]], settled and assembled the [[Sikhs|Sikh]] community after his missionary travels (''[[Guru Nanak#Journeys (Udasis)|udasis]]'' to [[Haridwar]], [[Mecca]]-[[Medina]], [[Lanka]], [[Baghdad]], [[Kashmir]] and [[Nepal]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1515385|title=COMMENT: Guru Nanak travelled widely but always returned to Kartarpur|last=Sheikh|first=Abdul Majid|date=7 November 2019|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/guru-nanak-a-wandering-religious-preacher/1659356|title=Guru Nanak: A wandering religious preacher|website=Outlook India|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref>) and lived for 18 years until his death in 1539.<ref name="The Encyclopedia of Sikhism">{{cite book|last1=Singh|first1=H. S.|title=The Encyclopedia of Sikhism|date=2000|publisher=Hemkunt Press|isbn=9788170103011|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gqIbJz7vMn0C&q=gurdwara+kartarpur+nanak&pg=PA122|accessdate=27 May 2017}}</ref> It is one of the [[Holy place|holiest sites]] in Sikhism, alongside the [[Golden Temple]] in Amritsar and [[Gurdwara Janam Asthan]] in Nankana Sahib.<ref name="Tribune"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50380898|title=Guru Nanak: Sikh founder's 550th birthday celebrated|work=BBC|date=12 November 2019|accessdate=16 November 2019}}</ref>

The gurdwara is also notable for its location near the [[India–Pakistan border|border]] between Pakistan and India. The shrine is visible from the Indian side of the border.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan 'blocks' darshan of Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar//articleshow/55066603.cms|newspaper=Times of India|date=26 October 2017}}</ref> Indian Sikhs gather in large numbers on bluffs to perform ''[[Darśana|darshan]]'', or sacred viewing of the site, from the Indian side of the border.<ref name=MP>{{cite news|title=MP wants Kartarpur Sahib corridor to be in Indo-Pak talks agenda|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/mp-wants-kartarpur-sahib-corridor-to-be-in-indo-pak-talks-agenda/articleshow/58073728.cms|accessdate=27 May 2017|publisher=Times of India|date=8 April 2017}}</ref> The [[Kartarpur Corridor]] was opened by Pakistani Prime Minister [[Imran Khan]] on 9 November 2019, the anniversary of the [[fall of the Berlin Wall]] and just days before the 550th [[Guru Nanak Gurpurab|birth anniversary of Guru Nanak]]. This historic moment officially allowed Indian Sikh pilgrims rare visa-free access to the site in Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/in-pakistan-a-sikh-shrine-opens-to-indian-pilgrims-as-goodwill-gesture-amid-wider-tensions/2019/11/09/de1443f8-01a7-11ea-8341-cc3dce52e7de_story.html|title=In goodwill gesture, Pakistan opens corridor to Sikh shrine for Indian pilgrims amid wider tensions|last=Masih|first=Niha|website=Washington Post|language=en|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-50342319|title=India pilgrims in historic trip to Pakistan temple|date=9 November 2019|access-date=10 November 2019|language=en-GB}}</ref> It is also claimed to be the largest gurdwara in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-50138275|title=Kartarpur Corridor: India and Pakistan sign deal on Sikh Temple project and renovation making it biggest in the world|website=BBC World News|language=en|access-date=12 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/imran-khan-to-open-kartarpur-corridor-to-india-on-november-9-1.67265938|title=Imran Khan to open Kartarpur Corridor to India on November 9|work=Gulf News|date=20 October 2019|accessdate=9 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/what-is-significance-of-kartarpur-1.67672413|title=What is significance of Kartarpur?|work=Gulf News|first=Sana|last=Jamal|date=7 November 2019|accessdate=16 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kartarpur-corridor-us-1617487-2019-11-10|title=US welcomes opening of Kartarpur corridor|work=India Today|date=10 November 2019|accessdate=16 November 2019|quote=Guru Nanak Dev spent the last 18 years of his life at Kartarpur Sahib, which has now become the world's largest Sikh Gurdwara.}}</ref>

==Location==

[[File:LRM EXPORT1777685494191 20210430 142517748 03.jpg|thumb|Darshan Deori]]

Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib is located in the [[Shakargarh Tehsil]] of the [[Narowal District]] in Punjab, Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2019/11/09/2003725543|title=Pakistan opens corridor to sacred Sikh shrine - Taipei Times|website=Taipei Times|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> It is a top tourist attraction for people visiting Pakistan. The shrine is located five kilometres from the Indo-Pakistani border.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}

==Significance==
[[File:01F5N70YKP36PCP2X899PV13DV 01.jpg|thumb|Sarovar Sahib]]

[[File:LRM0245848454545 05.jpg|thumb|Langar Hall]]

{{See also|Sikhism in Pakistan}}
The gurdwara was built to commemorate the site where [[Guru Nanak]], the founder of [[Sikhism]], settled after his missionary work and did farming.<ref>{{cite web | title=Sikhism founder Guru Nanak was a wanderer and mystic | website=Anadolu Ajansı | date=11 November 2019 | url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/sikhism-founder-guru-nanak-was-a-wanderer-and-mystic/1641552 | access-date=11 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Hundreds of Indian Sikhs make historic pilgrimage to Pakistan | website=TRT World | date=9 November 2019 | url=https://www.trtworld.com/asia/hundreds-of-indian-sikhs-make-historic-pilgrimage-to-pakistan-31249 | access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> Guru Nanak founded the Kartarpur town by [[Ravi River]] in 1515, plowing the fields and setting up a community kitchen, or [[Langar (Sikhism)|Langar]].<ref name="Regan 2019">{{cite web | last=Regan | first=Helen | title=Historic Kartarpur 'peace corridor' between India and Pakistan opens | website=CNN Travel | date=8 November 2019 | url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/india-pakistan-kartarpur-corridor-opens-intl-hnk/index.html | access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> He assembled a Sikh commune there, and lived for 18 years until his death on 22 September 1539. The gurdwara is built where Guru Nanak is said to have died.<ref name="The Encyclopedia of Sikhism"/> It is therefore the second [[Holy place|holiest site]] of the Sikh religion after [[Gurdwara Janam Asthan]] – the birthplace of Guru Nanak located in [[Nankana Sahib]], Pakistan.<ref name="Tribune">{{cite web | title=The spirit of Kartarpur | website=The Tribune | date=10 November 2019 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/spectrum/the-spirit-of-kartarpur/858132.html | access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref>

Here, Guru Nanak gave the three principles of ''[[Kirat Karo]], [[Naam Japo]], [[Vand Chhako|Wand Chako]],'' which means work hard for a livelihood, keep remembering the God and share your bounties with the world. Guru's teachings have been peace, harmony and universal brotherhood. Guru Nanak believed in equality between castes, religions, and genders and gave the word ''[[Ik Onkar]]'' meaning there is only one God.{{cn|date=May 2021}}

According to Lahore-based art historian Fakr Syed Aijazuddin, the shrine houses the last copies of the original [[Guru Granth Sahib]]. A Sikh pilgrim remarked, "every step here reminds us of the Guru's life".<ref name=timetravelling/> Indian Sikhs gather in large numbers on bluffs on the Indian side of the border to obtain ''darshan'', or sacred viewing, of the site.<ref name="MP"/>

As per popular legend, after Guru Nanak died, there was a dispute between the local Hindus and Muslims. Muslims, who saw him as their [[Pir (Sufism)|pir]], wanted to bury him while Hindus, who claimed Nanak as their [[guru]], wanted to cremate his body. But the legend follows that Guru Nanak's body was turned into flowers, which were then divided between the two communities.<ref name="Regan 2019" />

==Shrine==
[[File:Baba Nanak's Well at Kartarpur.jpg|thumb|Baba Nanak's Well]]
[[File:Inside sancto sanctrum Kartarpur sahib Gurdwara.jpg|thumb|Inside Gurdawara]]
[[File:Persian Wheel at Baba Nanak Well Kartarpur sahib.jpg|thumb|Khue Sahib]]
The Shrine is located at Kartarpur, a small town beside the River Ravi in Punjab and it is one of the holiest places for up to 30 million Sikhs around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20191109-hundreds-of-indian-sikhs-to-make-historic-pilgrimage-to-pakistan|title=Hundreds of Indian Sikhs to make historic pilgrimage to Pakistan|date=9 November 2019|website=France 24|language=en|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> The main shrine building was built in 1925 at a cost of Rs. 1,35,600, donated by Sardar Bhupindar Singh, the [[Maharaja of Patiala]].<ref name=timetravelling>Suhasini Haidar, [https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/time-travelling-on-the-corridor-to-kartarpur-shrine/article25644911.ece Time-travelling, on the corridor to Kartarpur shrine], The Hindu, 30 December 2018.</ref> It was repaired by the [[Government of Pakistan]] in 1995, and fully restored in 2004, at a significant cost. In May 2017, the US-based [[NGO]] "EcoSikh" proposed establishment of a 100-acre "sacred forest" around the shrine.<ref>{{cite news|title='Sacred' forest mooted for Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/sacred-forest-mooted-for-gurdwara-kartarpur-sahib/articleshow/58586287.cms|accessdate=27 May 2017|work=Times of India|date=9 May 2017}}</ref> The Gurdwara was further expanded in November 2018 with the construction of a new courtyard, museum, library, dormitories and locker rooms spread across an area of 42 acres (17 hectares).<ref name="auto"/> There is a 20-foot well, made of small red bricks which is 500 years old and believed to have been built during the lifetime of Guru Nanak Dev.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/500-year-old-well-discovered-near-gurdwara-on-kartarpur-corridor-in-pakistan-1.63614348|title=500-year-old well discovered near gurdwara on Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan|website=Gulf News|language=en|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref>

==Access via Kartarpur Corridor==
{{Main|Kartarpur Corridor}}

===Proposals for visa-free access===
The call for a visa-free Kartarpur Sahib corridor was an old, strong, persistent demand from the Sikh community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-eases-rules-indian-sikh-114159877.html|title=Pakistan opens visa-free border crossing for India Sikhs|website=news.yahoo.com|language=en-US|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> The move was mooted first during the then Prime Minister of India [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]’s bus ride to [[Lahore]] in 1999, while Pakistani president [[Pervez Musharraf]] approved the idea in 2000, and issued various tenders for construction purposes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1433605|title=Footprints: The borders of man|last=Rizwan|first=Sheharyar|date=18 September 2018|work=DAWN.COM|access-date=28 November 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> India, however, maintained that the two-decade-old request has been lying pending with Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/kartarpur-corridor-political-expediency-is-forcing-india-into-an-epic-blunder-and-handing-pakistan-tactical-leverage-5610341.html|title=Kartarpur corridor: Political expediency is forcing India into an epic blunder and handing Pakistan tactical leverage|website=www.firstpost.com|access-date=26 November 2018}}</ref> As the shrine lies only 3 kilometers from the border with India, Pakistan, in the year 2000, agreed to allow Sikh pilgrims from India to visit the shrine visa-free by constructing a bridge from the border to the shrine.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/kartarpur-sahib-corridor-timeline-to-the-landmark-event-in-pakistan-119111000003_1.html|title=Kartarpur Sahib Corridor: Timeline to the landmark event in Pakistan|date=10 November 2019|work=Business Standard India|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Pakistan-ready-for-corridor/articleshow/6096669.cms|title=Pakistan ready for corridor|last=Rana|first=Yudhvir|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=11 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kartarpur.com/|title=KARTARPUR SAHIB - The Corridor to International Peace}}</ref>

In May 2017, Indian parliamentary standing committee members announced that no such corridor would be established, given the poor state of [[India-Pakistan relations]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Corridor connecting India with Kartarpur Sahib shrine in Pak ruled out|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/community/-corridor-connecting-india-with-kartarpur-sahib-shrine-in-pak-ruled-out/400962.html|accessdate=27 May 2017|publisher=Tribune India|date=2 May 2017}}</ref> Instead, it was said that the government of India might install four binoculars for viewing the site from [[Dera Baba Nanak]] situated close to the India–Pakistan border in the [[Gurdaspur district]] of the Indian state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref name=MP/>

In August 2018, then Tourism Minister of the Government of Punjab, [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]] was invited to the [[Swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan|oath-taking ceremony]] of his friend from cricketing days and newly-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, [[Imran Khan]]. After facing criticism for receiving a hug from General [[Qamar Javed Bajwa]], Chief of the Pakistan Army, Sidhu claimed that Bajwa had assured him of opening the corridor before the 550th birth anniversary of [[Guru Nanak]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/kartarpur-corridor-mission-for-24-yrs-he-now-sees-hope/641493.html|title=Kartarpur corridor mission for 24 yrs, he now sees hope|last=Singh|first=Jupinderjit|date=23 August 2018|website=Tribune India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/govt-to-approach-pm-on-kartarpur-corridor/640763.html|title=Govt to approach PM on Kartarpur corridor|last=Singh|first=Rajmeet|date=22 August 2018|website=Tribune India}}</ref>

The Government of Pakistan in September 2018, unilaterally decided to open the corridor before the 550th birth anniversary of [[Guru Nanak]] for visa-free entry of 5000 Indian Sikhs per day from India to Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sikhs-to-get-visa-free-access-to-kartarpur-gurdwara-pakistan/articleshow/65726655.cms|title=Sikhs to get visa-free access to Kartarpur gurdwara: Pakistan | India News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/indian-sikhs-historic-pilgrimage-pakistan-191109074815589.html|title='Big moment': Indian Sikhs on historic pilgrimage to Pakistan|website=Al Jazeera|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> The Government of India approved the building and development of Kartarpur corridor from [[Dera Baba Nanak]] in [[Gurdaspur district]] to International India–Pakistan border. The long-awaited [[Kartarpur Corridor]] is taking shape and has been termed a “Corridor of Peace.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kartarpurcorridor.com/|title=Kartarpur Corridor | Symbol of International Peace and Harmony.|website=kartarpurcorridor.com}}</ref> The step was welcomed by Sikh community across the world. After the corridor opening was confirmed by Pakistan's information minister [[Fawad Chaudhry]], Navjot Singh Sidhu appreciated the friendly gesture of Imran Khan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.canindia.com/sidhu-thanks-friend-imran-for-kartarpur-corridor-announcement/|title=Sidhu thanks 'friend' Imran for Kartarpur corridor announcement}}</ref> Kartarpur Corridor was welcomed by [[United Nations]] and [[United States Department of State]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.app.com.pk/kartarpur-corridor-to-pave-way-for-understanding-between-india-pakistan-un-chief/|title=Kartarpur corridor to pave way for understanding between India, Pakistan: UN chief|last=Associated Press Of Pakistan|language=en-US|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1515907|title=Kartarpur sets positive example, says US|date=10 November 2019|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref>

===Inauguration===
Ahead of Guru Nanak Dev's 550th [[Guru Nanak Gurpurab|Prakash Purab]] celebrations the Kartarpur corridor, connecting Sri Darbar Sahib [[Dera Baba Nanak]] in India's Punjab with Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, was thrown open on 9 November 2019 (the anniversary of the [[Fall of the Berlin Wall]]) facilitating the first [[Jatha]] (batch) of more than 550 pilgrims to travel to the last resting place of Guru Nanak Dev.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/pakistan-opens-visa-free-border-crossing-indian-sikh-pilgrims|title=Pakistan Opens Visa-Free Border Crossing for Indian Sikh Pilgrims|website=Voice of America|language=en|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> On Indian side, Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] thanked his Pakistani counterpart [[Imran Khan]] for respecting sentiments of Indians<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/international/india/narendra-modi-thanks-imran-khan-for-timely-opening-of-kartarpur-corridor|title=Narendra Modi thanks Imran Khan for timely opening of Kartarpur corridor|website=Khaleej Times|language=en|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> and flagged off the pilgrimage and handed over the flag of the Jatha to [[Jathedar of Akal Takht]] Giani Harpreet Singh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/international/india/indian-pm-modi-inaugurates-kartarpur-corridor-flags-off-first-batch-of-pilgrims|title=Indian PM Modi inaugurates Kartarpur corridor, flags off first batch of pilgrims|website=Khaleej Times|language=en|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref>

Under the leadership of [[Akal Takht]] jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh, the Jatha traveled through the corridor into Pakistan to pay obeisance at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/akal-takht-jathedar-to-lead-first-jatha-through-kartarpur-corridor-tomorrow/story-kh0FELP5XHwBWGRv20oqJN.html|title=Akal Takht chief to lead first jatha|date=8 November 2019|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> On Pakistan side, Imran Khan received the pilgrims<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/india-pakistan-first-pilgrims-make-new-border-crossing-to-sikh-temple/a-51178272|title=India-Pakistan: First pilgrims make new border crossing to Sikh temple|language=en-GB|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> and formally inaugurated the Kartarpur corridor by removing a curtain that was lifted by hot air balloons to reveal a huge [[Kirpan]] (dagger).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1581336/world|title=Hundreds of Indian Sikhs make historic pilgrimage to Pakistan|date=9 November 2019|website=Arab News|language=en|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> Giani Harpreet Singh, speaking at the occasion, thanked both governments for corridor and requested corridor access to [[Sikhism in Pakistan|Pakistani Sikhs]] to pay obeisance at Sri Darbar Sahib [[Dera Baba Nanak]] on Indian side.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/allow-pak-sikhs-to-visit-dera-baba-nanak-takht-jathedar/story-yU2XI2cuHzW1qx3AVWGFSL.html|title=Allow Pak Sikhs to visit Dera Baba Nanak: Takht jathedar|date=9 November 2019|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> Poetry about Guru Nanak, from [[Muhammad Iqbal]]'s [[The Call of the Marching Bell|Bang-e-Dara]] was read by [[List of prime ministers of India|former Indian prime minister]] Dr. [[Manmohan Singh]] and also by Pakistani speakers at inauguration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aaj.tv/english/latest/4-1-km-and-72-years-sikhs-finally-make-it-to-their-holy-shrine-as-pm-opens-kartarpur-corridor/|title=Sikhs make it to holy shrine : PM opens Kartarpur Corridor|website=AAJ News|language=en-US|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/difficult-questions-stare-at-us-guru-nanak-s-teachings-can-save-us-manmohan/story-gE0jbXYwBjEmGhaIHUleJO.html|title=Difficult questions stare at us, Guru Nanak's teachings can save us: Manmohan|date=6 November 2019|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyo.in/arts/allama-iqbal-guru-nanak-buddha-casteism-prophet-mohammad-moses/story/1/20499.html|title=What Allama Iqbal's poetry can teach us about Guru Nanak|website=www.dailyo.in|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of gurdwaras#Pakistan|List of gurdwaras in Pakistan]]
* [[Gurdwara Shahid Ganj Singh Singhania]]
* [[Gurdwara Dera Sahib]]
* [[Gurdwara Chowa Sahib]]
* [[Gurdwara Beri Sahib]]
* [[Gurdwara Rori Sahib]]
* [[Gurudwara Shaheed Bhai Taru Singh]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur}}
* [https://www.kartarpur.com.pk/ Kartarpur Corridor]
* [https://www.etpb.gov.pk/kartarpur-corridor/ www.etpb.gov.pk/kartarpur-corridor], Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor official website
* [https://prakashpurb550.mha.gov.in/kpr/ prakashpurb550.mha.gov.in], Indian website portal for registration

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Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur - Revision history

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