Amritsar
Amritsar, also known as Ambarsar, is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. Located in the Majha region, it is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre. Wikipedia
Population 1,159,227 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in India
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Hall Gate City gate · 330 m
- Summer Palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Castle · 640 m
- Hathi Gate City gate · 740 m
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panorama Museum · 770 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Somewhere to run
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