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{{Infobox building
| name = Gurdwara Janam Asthan<br/>{{nq|گردوارہ جنم استھان
}}<br/>ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਜਨਮ ਅਸਥਾਨ
| alternate_names =
| image = File:Gurdwara Janam Asthan (151717).jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = Gurdwara Janam Asthan'' (The birth place)'',<br /> also known as the Gurdwara Nankana Sahib<ref name="Singh">{{cite web | last=Singh | first=Parvinder | title=Pakistan Gurudwara, Nankana Sahib, Panja Sahib, Dera Sahib, pilgrimage of pakistan gurudwara, Lahore Gurudwara, gurunanak Janam Asthan, gurudwara hasan abdal | website=Sikhtourism, Sikh Tourism, Golden Temple, Amritsar Tour, Hemkund Sahib, Sikh Pilgrimage, Punjab Gurudwara Tours, Pakistan Gurudwara Tours, India Gurudwara Tours, Punjab Tours, India Tours | url=http://www.sikhtourism.com/pakistan-gurudwara.htm | access-date=20 April 2016}}</ref>
| location_town = [[Nankana Sahib]] <br>[[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]
| location_country = {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Pakistan]]
| construction_start_date = 1600 A.D.
| completion_date = 1819–20 A.D.
| style = [[Sikh architecture]]
}}
'''Gurdwara Janam Asthan''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] {{small|([[Shahmukhi alphabet|Shahmukhi]])}}, [[Urdu]]: {{Nastaliq|گردوارہ جنم استھان}}; [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] {{small|([[Gurmukhi]])}}: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਜਨਮ ਅਸਥਾਨ), also referred to as '''Gurdwara Nankana Sahib''', is a highly revered [[gurdwara]] that is situated at the site where the founder of [[Sikhism]], [[Guru Nanak]], was born.<ref name="Report 2016">{{cite web | author=Staff Report | title=2,000 Sikh pilgrims arrive in city to celebrate Besakhi | website=Pakistan Today | date=13 April 2016 | url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/04/13/city/lahore/2000-sikh-pilgrims-arrive-in-city-to-celebrate-besakhi/ | access-date=20 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="Iqbal 2015">{{cite web | last=Iqbal | first=Amjad | title=Over 2,500 Indian Sikhs attend annual pilgrimage | website=DAWN.COM | date=22 November 2015 | url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1221378 | access-date=20 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="The Nation 2016">{{cite web | title=Sikhs split over sale of Gurdwara Janam Asthan | website=The Nation | date=20 April 2016 | url=http://nation.com.pk/lahore/06-Jan-2016/sikhs-split-over-sale-of-gurdwara-janam-asthan | access-date=20 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="dunyanews.tv 2015">{{cite web | title=Sikh pilgrims protest as permission to rally turned down in Nankana Sahib - Pakistan | website=dunyanews.tv | date=25 November 2015 | url=http://dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/Pakistan/310038-Sikh-pilgrims-protest-as-permission-to-rally-turne | access-date=20 April 2016}}</ref> The shrine is located in [[Nankana Sahib]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]].

==Location==
The shrine is located in the town of [[Nankana Sahib]], approximately 65 kilometres from [[Lahore]]. Nankana Sahib had previously been known as ''Rāi Bhoi Kī Talvaṇḍī,''<ref name="Khalsa 2010">{{cite web | last=Khalsa | first=Sukhmandir | title=Historical Gurdwaras of Nankana, Pakistan Commemorating Guru Nanak Dev | website=About.com Religion & Spirituality | date=1 January 2010 | url=http://sikhism.about.com/od/gurdwaras/tp/Gurdwaras_of_Nankana_Sahib.htm | access-date=20 April 2016}}</ref> but was eventually renamed in honour of [[Guru Nanak]].

==Significance==
Gurdwara Janam Asthan is believed to be located at the site where [[Guru Nanak]] was born to [[Mehta Kalu]] and [[Mata Tripta]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bakhshi|first1=Surinder Singh|title=Sikhs in the Diaspora|isbn=9780956072801}}</ref>

The gurdwara forms part of an ensemble of nine important gurdwaras in Nankana Sahib.<ref name=tns>{{cite news|title=Nankana’s pride|url=http://tns.thenews.com.pk/nankanas-pride/#.WVtDtzz3bYU|access-date=4 July 2017|agency=The News}}</ref> The shrine is frequently visited by Sikh ''yatris'' as part of a pilgrimage route in Pakistan.

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{{wide image|Gurdwara Janam Asthan LRMEXPORT 36764050687651220200504 032135197.jpg|450px|Gudrwara Janam Asthan}}

==History==
[[File:Photograph of Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Rai-Bhoi-Di-Talwandi published in Mahan Kosh (1930), ca.1920's.jpg|thumb|Photograph of the Gurdwara Janam Asthan published in ''[[Mahan Kosh]]'' (1930), ca.1920's]]
The first gurdwara is believed to have been built at the site in the 16th century by the grandson of Guru Nanak, Baba Dharam Chand.<ref name=tns/> The current gurdwara was built by [[Ranjit Singh]] in the 19th century.<ref>{{cite web|title=PAKISTAN NANKANA SAHIB|url=http://old.sgpc.net/historical-gurdwaras/gurdwaras_in_pakistan.asp}}</ref>

===1921 Massacre===
86 Sikhs were killed during the 20 February 1921 [[Nankana massacre]],<ref>Giani Partap Singh, Gurdwara Arthaat Akali Lehir, 1975, p 104.</ref> which took place after a confrontation between supporters of the gurdwara's manager, ''Mahant Narayan Das'', and members of the reformist [[Akali movement]] who accused him of both corruption and sexual impropriety.

==Conservation==
The gurdwara complex is listed on the Protected Heritage Monuments of the Archaeology Department of Punjab.<ref>{{cite web|title=Guidelines for Critical & Sensitive Areas|format=PDF|url=http://www.environment.gov.pk/eia_pdf/f_Crit_%20Areas.pdf|publisher=Government of Pakistan|access-date=6 June 2013|author=Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency|pages=12, 47, 48|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014185608/http://www.environment.gov.pk/eia_pdf/f_Crit_%20Areas.pdf|archive-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:The Main Entrance of Gurdwara Janam Asthan.jpg|Main entrance
File:Nankana sahib.jpg|The main gate of Gurdwara Janam Asthan
File:Inside view of the entrance - Gurdwara Janam Asthan.jpg|Courtyard view
File:Mandap at Gurdwara Janam Asthan.jpg|''Mandap''
File:Sarovar at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib Janam Asthan.jpg|''Sarovar''
File:Arched Corridor of Gurdwara Janam Asthan, Nankana.jpg|[[Arcade (architecture)|Arcade]]s around the ''sarovar''
File:Pool in Gurdwara Janam Asthan, Nankana.jpg|Gurdwara Janam Asthan
File:The Minaret of Gurdwara Janam Asthan.jpg|View of one of the towers of the main complex
File:Ariel View of Gurdwara Janam Asthan-2.jpg|Aerial view of Janam Asthan
File:Nankana Sahib Old Photograph (Early 20th century).jpg|Old Photograph of Gurdwara Janam Asthan (Early 20th century)
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur]] - Gurdwara built at the site where Guru Nanak died.
* [[Saka - The Martyrs of Nankana Sahib]]

==References==
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==External links==

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Faizanjavedifti at 10:24, 15 April 2023