Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur
Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, also called Kartarpur Sahib, is a gurdwara in Kartarpur, located in Shakargarh, Narowal District, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is built on the historic site where the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, settled and assembled the Sikh community after his missionary travels (udasis to Haridwar, Mecca-Medina, Lanka, Baghdad, Kashmir and Nepal) and lived for 18 years until his death in 1539. It is one of the holiest sites in Sikhism, alongside the Golden Temple in Amritsar and Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib.
| Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur گُردُوارہ دربار صاحِب کرتارپور ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਬਾਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰ | |
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Darbar Sahib, gurdwara commemorating Guru Nanak, in Kartarpur Kartarpur and Dera Baba Nanak across the India–Pakistan border in Punjab | |
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| Type | Gurdwara |
| Architectural style | Sikh architecture |
| Town or city | Kartarpur, Shakargarh Tehsil, Narowal District, Punjab |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 32.08735°N 75.01658°E |
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The gurdwara is also notable for its location near the border between Pakistan and India. The shrine is visible from the Indian side of the border. Indian Sikhs gather in large numbers on bluffs to perform darshan, or sacred viewing of the site, from the Indian side of the border. 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 birth anniversary of Guru Nanak. This historic moment officially allowed Indian Sikh pilgrims rare visa-free access to the site in Pakistan. It is also claimed to be the largest gurdwara in the world.