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'''Lakhi Jungle''' is a [[village]] in the district of [[Bathinda district|Bathinda]] in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]. It is situated 15&nbsp;km from the city of [[Bathinda]] (near Goniana), on the way to [[Muktsar]].<ref>http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/03/0312_PART_A_DCHB_BATHINDA.pdf</ref> In the 17th century, the [[Sikhs]] used the surrounding jungle (from which the village takes its name) as a hideout from persecution by the [[Mughal Empire]] and the [[Durrani Empire|Duranni Empire]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=A short history of the Sikhs. Volume one, 1469-1765|last=Singh, Teja.|date=1999|publisher=Publication Bureau, Punjabi University|others=Singh, Ganda.|isbn=9788173800078|edition= 3rd|location=Patiala|oclc=235973547}}</ref> The jungle itself has mostly been [[Deforestation|deforested]]. The ninth Sikh Guru, [[Guru Teg Bahadur]] and tenth Sikh Guru, [[Guru Gobind Singh]] visited this place. The historic Gurdwara Lakhi Jungle Sahib is located on the outskirts of the village.<br />
[[File:History of Gurdwara Lakhi Jungle Sahib.jpg|thumb|A board in Punjabi outside Gurdwara Lakhi Jungle Sahib outlining its history.]]<br />
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