:Tourism in Punjab, India
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{{Main|List of Monuments of National Importance in Punjab}}
File:Hamandir Sahib (Golden Temple).jpg in Amritsar is the holiest site in Sikhism, and one of the most visited tourist attractions in India.]]
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The state of Punjab is renowned for its cuisine, culture and history. Punjab has a vast public transportation and communication network.
Punjab receives many religious tourists, as the state is home to some of the holiest places in Sikhism, including the Harmandir Sahib{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/30/world/asia/30india.html|title=A Sikh Temple Where All May Eat, and Pitch In|last=Polgreen|first=Lydia|date=2010-08-29|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-07-29|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} and three of the five Panj Takht.
Gobindgarh Fort
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Gobindgarh Fort of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Amritsar is developed as a museum and theme park, as a repository of History of Punjab. It has showcase of Zamzama cannon and Koh-i-Noor diamond replica alongside programs of Whispering Walls Laser show, 7D show and night cultural shows.{{Cite web|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/amphtml/renovated-gobindgarh-fort-becomes-hotspot-095000053.html|title=Yahoo Search - Web Search}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/revisiting-projects-bricks-of-gobindgarh-fort-start-pouring-out-history/story-XmLm8xeW0r1XCazyAbaZxN_amp.html|title=Revisiting projects: Bricks of Gobindgarh Fort start pouring out history|date=19 February 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/amritsar/gobindgarh-fort-phase-i-inaugurated-336207|title=Gobindgarh Fort phase-I inaugurated}}
Khatkar Kalan
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Khatkar Kalan is a village between Banga and Nawanshar towns in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Punjab. This is the ancestral place of S.Bhagat Singh, the a well known freedom fighter of India. The district is named after his name, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar.{{citation |last2=Hooja |first2=Bhupendra |last1=Singh |first1=Bhagat |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OAq4N60oopEC |title=The Jail Notebook and Other Writings |publisher=LeftWord Books |year=2007 |isbn=978-81-87496-72-4 |pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=OAq4N60oopEC&pg=PA12 12–13]}}{{citation|last=Gaur|first=I.D.|title=Martyr as Bridegroom|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PC4C3KcgCv0C|year=2008|publisher=Anthem Press|isbn=978-1-84331-348-9 |pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=PC4C3KcgCv0C&pg=PA53 53–55]}}
Neighboring villages sharing a boundary with Katkar Kalan are Thandian, Dosanjh Khurd, Manguwal, Karnana, Kahma, Bhootan, Bhukhari and the town of Banga.
Durgiana Temple
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The Durgiana Temple, Durga Tirath and Sitla Mandir, is a main Hindu temple of Punjab (India) situated in the city of Amritsar.{{cite book|title=Discover Punjab|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lc1Fs9JykeYC&pg=PT28|publisher=Parminder Singh Grover|id=GGKEY:LDGC4W6XWEX|pages=28–29}} Though a Hindu temple, its architecture is similar to the Golden Temple of Sikh religion.{{Cite web|url=http://amritsar.nic.in/html/places_to_visit.htm|title=Durgiana Temple (Lakshmi Narain Temple) |publisher=National Informatics center}} It is named after name of the Goddess Durga, the chief Goddess deified and worshipped here.
Harike wetland
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Harike bird sanctuary also known as Hari-ke-Pattan is wetland where lakhs of birds arrive from Siberia, Russia, Kazakhstan and other low temperature regions start arriving at the from mid-October up to December and stay here till March.{{cite web | title=26% less winged guests reached Harike wetland this year | website=Hindustan Times | date=2020-01-21 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/26-less-winged-guests-reached-harike-wetland-this-year/story-RIDBVxbesdaHp0v6WmhxgI.html | access-date=2020-08-02}}{{cite web | last=Sharma | first=Anil | title=Tourism project at Harike sanctuary: Tree houses, eateries to make wetland tourists' delight | website=Hindustan Times | date=2020-01-05 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/tourism-project-at-harike-sanctuary-tree-houses-eateries-to-make-wetland-tourists-delight/story-GFf74YUrmiHEbMucgTGTsJ.html | access-date=2020-08-02}}
Jallianwala Bagh
Jallianwala Bagh is a garden suited In City Amritsar of Punjab. This monument signifies the nation. It was established in 1951. Jallianwala bagh is well known due to the massacre happened in this monument. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occurred on 13 April 1919, in which thousands of Indians died as General Dyer ordered their army to fire on the innocent Indians.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityamritsar.com/jallianwala-bagh-amritsar/|title=Jallianwala Bagh Amritsar - The Complete Guide {{!}} City Amritsar|date=2019-07-14|website=Holy City Amritsar|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-19}}
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