The Martyr’s Well
The Martyr’s Well is a historic site in Amritsar I, Punjab. The Martyr’s Well is situated nearby to the park Jallianwala Bagh, as well as near The Martyr’s Gallery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple.
Jallianwala Bagh
Park
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Jallianwala Bagh is a historic garden and memorial of national importance close to the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab, India, preserved in the memory of those wounded and killed in the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre that took place on the site on the festival of Baisakhi Day, 13 April 1919.
Golden Temple
Gurdwara
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The Golden Temple is a gurdwara located in Amritsar, Punjab, India. It is the pre-eminent spiritual site of Sikhism and is one of its holiest sites, alongside the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur and the Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib, both in Punjab, Pakistan. Golden Temple is situated 420 metres west of The Martyr’s Well.
Akal Takht
Gurdwara
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The Akal Takht, also spelt as Akal Takhat and historically known as Akal Bunga, is the most prominent of the five takhts of the Sikhs. Located within the Darbar Sahib complex in Amritsar, Punjab, India, it was established by Guru Hargobind in 1606 as a place to uphold justice and address temporal matters. Akal Takht is situated 510 metres west of The Martyr’s Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amritsar.
Amritsar
Photo: Birka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amritsar is a city in the state of Punjab, India. It is the holiest city in Sikhism. Amritsar is one of the largest cities in the Indian state of Punjab and is the spiritual and cultural centre of the Sikh religion.
The Martyr’s Well
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Amritsar I, Amritsar, Punjab, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
31.62071° or 31° 37′ 15″ northLongitude
74.88083° or 74° 52′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8J3PJVCJ+78OpenStreetMap ID
node 2592595805OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_well
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