Nankana Sahib

Nankana Sahib is a city and capital of in the province of Pakistan. It is named after the first Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak, who was born in the city and first began preaching here.
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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
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, also referred to as Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, is a highly revered gurdwara that is situated at the site where the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, was born. The shrine is 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: 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
  • Tamil: நங்கானா சாகிபு
  • Tamil: நான்கானா சாகிப்
  • Telugu: నంకానా 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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