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Ludhiana
Ludhiana is known as the Manchester of India.
STD Code of Ludhiana is 0161.
Ludhiana is one of the fastest growing cities in Punjab. This town is on the south bank of the Sutlej River. It is also the important industrial town and mostly famous in whole world for its textile hosiery goods and light engineering centre.
In 1480 it is founded by Lodi princes from Delhi and after that it kept on passing from hand to hand. One can see some of the battle war around this town namely Aliwal, Ferozshah, Mudki and Sobraon, these are the First Sikh War in the year 1845.
There s the most well known Punjab Agricultural University and it is been patterned after Land Grant Colleges of America is located on the outlying areas of this town. This town has the nearest airport Amritsar, at a distance of 171 kilometer from this place.
Ludhiana has the following railway station nearby
- Ludhiana at a distance of 116 kilometer
- Jammu at a distance of 278 kilometer
- Pathankot at a distance of 171 kilometer
- Ambaia at a distance of 112 kilometer
- Jalandar at a distance of 59 kilometer
- Delhi at a distance of 305 kilometer
- Chandigarh at a distance of 88 kilometer
Places of interest in Ludhiana
Pir-i-Dastgir
There is a fort and on the northeast side of the fort the shrine of Pir-i-Dastgir is situated, it is also known with the name Abdul Kadir Galani. Here the annual pilgrimage of Muslims as well as Hindus to the tomb of the Muslim Saint. One can also see the other tombs of the family members of Shah Shuja, while they all were in exile from the Afghanistan.
Punjab Agricultural University
Punjab Agricultural University is the world famous university and located on the edge of this town. There is an excellent museum to visit.
Bhir
Bhir is very famous mosque. It is built in the year 1191 by Mohammed Ghori.
Alawal Khan Tomb
Alawal Khan Tomb is built by Emperor Shah Jahan. This tomb is in an octagonal shape.
Sardar Bahadur Khan Tomb
Sardar Bahadur Khan Tomb is very impressive structure as it has sloping walls.
Excursions in Ludhiana
Sanghoi
In 1968 a Buddhist stupa was excavated here and rich treasure of 117 beautiful caves stone slabs, pillars cross bars were excavated in 1985. Also in the excavations of Sanghoi coins and seals related to the Nomadic rulers are yielded. All these treasures are displayed in the museum at Sanghoi.
Manji Sahib
Manji Sahib is at a distance of 11 kilometer from Ludhiana. It is a six storied Gurudwara paved with marble. It was built in honor of Guru Govind Singh.
Doraha Sarai
Doraha Sarai is at a distance of 20 kilometer from Ludhiana. These caravan sarais were built during the Mughal era throughout the land and it provides the rest as well as shade to the travelers.
Image of Gurudwara Kash Garh Sahib
Hatur
Hatur is a sacred place for the Jains in Punjab.
Faridkot
Faridkot is at a distance of 118 kilometer from Ludhiana. This town Faridkot was founded by Raja Moluski about 700 years ago near a pre-Harappan mound. He named it as Mokurhai, but the locals later changed the name in honor of a local Baba Farid to Faridkot.
Muktasar
Muktasar is at a distance of 166 kilometer from Ludiana. It is a small town and at a distance of 70 kilometer from Faridkot town. It is one of the important pilgrim centers in Punjab.
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