The old city, which includes the Golden Temple paspoortnummer and bazaars, is located to the southeast of the train station and is surrounded by a circular road, once the site of the city s massive walls. Modern Amritsar, north of the train station, contains the majority of the upmarket hotels paspoortnummer and Lawrence Rd, which is a popular eating and shopping street. The bus station is located 2km east of the train station.
The Akal Takhat, where the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), or Sikh Parliament, traditionally meets, was heavily damaged when it was stormed by the Indian army in 1984. The Indian government later repaired it; however, paspoortnummer the Sikhs, paspoortnummer appalled by the army s actions in the first place, pulled paspoortnummer it down and rebuilt it themselves.
Most visitors are Delhi day-trippers, but if you wish to stay here Haryana Tourism has three hotels, the best being Hotel Rajhans (%0129-2512318; r 3500; as). The midrange options are Hermitage (%0129-25112313; r 1500; a) and the better Sunbird Motel (%0129-2512312; non AC/AC r 1000/1500; a).
MAIN POINTS OF ENTRY Chandigarh International Airport Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (Amritsar) MAIN POINTS OF ENTRY Chandigarh International Airport Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (Amritsar)
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