Amritsar Central Jail
Amritsar Central Jail is a prison in Amritsar II, Punjab.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Golden Temple and Akal Takht.
Golden Temple
Gurdwara
Photo: Balpreet26, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Golden Temple is a gurdwara located in Amritsar, Punjab, India. It is the pre-eminent spiritual site of Sikhism. It is one of the holiest sites in Sikhism, alongside the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Kartarpur, and Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib. Golden Temple is situated 4 km northeast of Amritsar Central Jail.
Akal Takht
Gurdwara
Photo: Amarpreet.singh.in, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 4 km northeast of Amritsar Central Jail.
Gobindgarh Fort
Photo: Harvinder Chandigarh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gobindgarh Fort is a historic military fort located in the center of the city of Amritsar in the Indian state of Punjab. The Fort was until recently under the Indian Army, but was opened to the public on 10 February 2017. Gobindgarh Fort is situated 3½ km northeast of Amritsar Central Jail.
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 the Sikh religion. Amritsar is one of the largest cities in the Indian state of Punjab and is the spiritual and cultural centre of the Sikh religion.
Amritsar Central Jail
- Type: Prison
- Category: government building
- Location: Amritsar II, Amritsar, Punjab, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
31.6001° or 31° 36′ 0″ northLongitude
74.84293° or 74° 50′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8J3PJR2V+25OpenStreetMap ID
way 743539861OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prison
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