Nankana Sahib

Nankana Sahib is a city in the central part of , , serving as the headquarters of its . It is named after Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, who was born and based here; with his being a nationally 'Protected Heritage Monument' making Nankana Sahib among the holiest sites for Sikhs.
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  • Type: Town with 79,500 residents
  • Description: city in Punjab, Pakistan
  • Also known as: “Nanakana Sahib” and “Nankana Municipality”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gurdwara Janam Asthan.

Gurdwara
Photo: Jeev, Public domain.
, also known as Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, is a gurdwara, and one of the holiest sites of Sikhism, located in Nankana Sahib, , .

Nankana Sahib

Latitude
31.4549° or 31° 27′ 18″ north
Longitude
73.7091° or 73° 42′ 33″ east
Population
79,500
Elevation
198 metres (650 feet)
United Nations Location Code
PK NNS
Open location code
8J3MFP35+WJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2667308200
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1169372
Wiki­data ID
Q2353077
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Nankana Sahib” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نانكانا صاحب”
  • Arabic: “ننكانا صاحب”
  • Arabic: “ننكانة صاحب”
  • Asturian: “Nankana Sahib”
  • Bengali: “নানকানা সাহিব”
  • Catalan: “Nankana Sahib”
  • Cebuano: “Nankāna Sāhib (kapital sa distrito sa Pakistan)”
  • Cebuano: “Nankāna Sāhib”
  • Chinese: “南卡納薩希布”
  • Chinese: “南卡纳沙希布”
  • Chinese: “南卡纳萨希布”
  • Danish: “Nankana Sahib”
  • Dutch: “Nankana Sahib”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نانكانا صاحب”
  • Esperanto: “Nankana Sahib”
  • Finnish: “Nankana Sahib”
  • French: “Nankana Sahib”
  • French: “Talwandi”
  • German: “Nankana Sahib”
  • Greek: “Νανκάνα Σαχίμπ”
  • Gujarati: “નનકાના સાહિબ”
  • Hindi: “ननकाना साहब”
  • Hindi: “ननकाना साहिब”
  • Indonesian: “Nankana Sahib”
  • Italian: “Nankana Sahib”
  • Japanese: “ナンカーナ・サヒブ”
  • Japanese: “ナンカーナー・サーヒブ”
  • Kannada: “ನಂಕಾನಾ ಸಾಹಿಬ್”
  • Korean: “나랑카 샤빕”
  • Latvian: “Nankana Sahiba”
  • Lithuanian: “Nankana Sachibas”
  • Malay: “Nankana Sahib”
  • Marathi: “नानकाना साहिब”
  • Nepali: “ननकाना साहिब जिल्ला”
  • Nepali: “नानकाना साहिब जिल्ला”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nankana Sahib”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nankana Sahib”
  • Norwegian: “Nankána Sáhib”
  • Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928): “ننكانه صاحب”
  • Panjabi: “ਨੰਕਾਂਆ ਸਾਹਬ”
  • Panjabi: “ਨਨਕਾਣਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ”
  • Panjabi: “ਰਾਇ-ਭੋਇ ਦੀ ਤਲਵੰਡੀ”
  • Persian: “ننکانه صاحب”
  • Polish: “Nankana Sahib”
  • Portuguese: “Nankana Sahib”
  • Russian: “Нанкана-Сахиб”
  • Russian: “Нанканасахиб”
  • Santali: “ᱱᱚᱱᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱥᱟᱦᱤᱵᱽ”
  • Sindhi: “نانڪانا صاحب”
  • Sinhala: “නන්කනා සාහිබ්”
  • Spanish: “Nankana Sahib”
  • Spanish: “Rai Bhoi di Talvandi”
  • Spanish: “Rai Bhoi”
  • Swedish: “Nankana Sahib”
  • Tajik: “Нанкана Соҳиб”
  • Tamil: “நங்கானா சாகிபு”
  • Tamil: “நான்கானா சாகிப்”
  • Telugu: “నంకానా సాహిబ్”
  • Telugu: “నాన్కానా సాహిబ్”
  • Thai: “นานคานา ซาฮิบ”
  • Turkish: “Nankana Sahib”
  • Ukrainian: “Нанкана-Сагіб”
  • Ukrainian: “Нанкана-Сахіб”
  • Urdu: “Nankana Sahib”
  • Urdu: “Raipur”
  • Urdu: “تحصیل ننکانہ صاحب”
  • Urdu: “راۓ بھوئی دی تلونڈی”
  • Urdu: “راۓپور”
  • Urdu: “ننكانہ صاحِب”
  • Urdu: “ننکانہ صاحب”
  • Vietnamese: “Nankana Sahib”
  • Western Panjabi: “ننکاݨا صاحب”

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