The Gurudwara before construction of the Kartarpur corridor
Sikh Temple, Darbar Sahib, Gurdwara commemorating Guru Nanak , in Kartarpur (Pakistan).
Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur , also called Kartarpur Sahib , is a Gurdwara in Kartarpur , located in Shakargarh , Narowal District , in the Punjab province of Pakistan .[ 1] [ 2] It is built on the historic site where the founder of Sikhism , Guru Nanak , settled and assembled the Sikh community after his missionary travels (udasis to Haridwar , Mecca -Medina , Lanka , Baghdad , Kashmir and the Great Himalayas [ 3] [ 4] ) and lived for 18 years until his death in 1539.[ 5] It is one of the holiest sites in Sikhism, alongside the Golden Temple in Amritsar and Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib.[ 6] It is also claimed to be the largest gurdwara in the world.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] This Sikhi Holy site is to be considered as the "National Sikh Temple of Pakistan" , a potential for Punjabi Indian and all Universal Sikh Yatris respectively.
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↑ "US welcomes opening of Kartarpur corridor" . India Today . 10 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019 . Guru Nanak Dev spent the last 18 years of his life at Kartarpur Sahib, which has now become the world's largest Sikh Gurdwara.