About Heritage of Amritsar

Amritsar was established as a small village by the 4th Sikh guru in the middle of the 16th century and Guru invited people from different professions, religions, tribes and allotted them land and got them settled here. Amritsar is situated in the middle of the river RAVI and BEAS. By the passage of time, amritsar turned into a city and after Lahore, it was the second most important town in the whole of Punjab. Although, it is a vertical city of the Sikhs but yet 60% population of the city is of Non-Sikhs. Apart from the Sikhs, there are Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, Christians, Parsis, and Muslims are living here and that is the beauty of the city called "Amritsar" also known as "Guru ki Nagri"