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Kartarpur Corridor

About Kartarpur Corridor

  • It is a visa-free border crossing and religious corridor between India and Pakistan.
  • The corridor connects the town of Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur (India) with the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Narowal (Pakistan).
  • Kartar Sahib was established by Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469-1539) – Founder of Sikhism.
  • He spent the last 18 years of his life at Kartarpur Sahib.
  • The corridor was built in 2019 to commemorate 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev.
  • Kartarpur is located at the west bank of river Ravi.

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