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HOLY PLACES

The town has nine Gurdwara s including the Gurdwara Janam Asthan which marks the birth place of Guru Nanak Dev. Each of the gurdwaras is related with important events in Guru Nanak's life. Annually some 25,000 Sikh pilgrims visit the town with about 15,000 gathering during the peak season around the birthday celebrations of Guru Nanak.


ADMINISTRATION

The area around Nankana Sahib was formerly a Tehsil of Sheikhpura District but in May 2005, the provincial government decided to raise the status of Nankana Sahib to that of a district as a way of promoting development in the area.


DEVELOPMENT

The provincial government has developed plans to develop Nankana Sahib with various projects including a rest house for Sikh pilgrims, a new hotel, a shopping mall, a housing scheme, a modern hospital and a roadlink to the Lahore-Faisalabad dual-carriage way.A trans national bus link is proposed that operate between Nankana Sahib and Amritsar of Punjab in India .


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