Amritsar
Amritsar has a semiarid climate, typical of Northwestern India and experiences four seasons primarily: winter season (December to March) with temperature ranges from 0 °C (32 °F) to about 15 °C (59 °F), summer season (April to June) where temperatures can reach 42 °C (108 °F), monsoon season (July to September) and post-monsoon season (October to November). Annual rainfall is about 681 millimeters (26.8 in). The lowest recorded temperature is −7.6 °C (18.3 °F), was recorded on 9 December 1996 and the highest temperature, 48.1 °C (118.6 °F), was recorded on 22 May 2013.
Airport
Amritsar’s international airport, Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee international Airport, has more than 160 domestic and international flights during the week..
Railway Station
Amritsar is well connected by rail to almost all major cities in India. Amritsar railway station is the main terminal station. There is a special train (Samjhauta Express) that runs west to Wagah (Attari Border), which is the last station on the border in India before continuing on to Pakistan.
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Tourist map of Amritsar
Places Of Interest
Durgiana Temple
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Durgiana Temple Hati Gate, Goal Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab 143001 Phone :: 0183 255 0800 The Durgiana Temple, also known by other names of Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Durga Tirath and Sitla Mandir, is a premier Hindu temple of Punjab (India) situated in the city of Amritsar. Though a Hindu temple, its architecture is similar to the Golden Temple of Sikh religion. This temple derives its name from the Goddess Durga, the chief Goddess … Continue reading Durgiana Temple →
Golden Temple
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Golden Temple Golden Temple Rd, Amritsar, Punjab Sri Harmandir Sahib (The abode of God) informally referred to as the “Golden Temple“, is the holiest Gurdwara of Sikhism, located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India. Amritsar (literally, the tank of nectar of immortality) was founded in 1574 by the fourth Sikh guru, Guru Ram Das. The fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan, designed the Harmandir Sahib to … Continue reading Golden Temple →
Jallianwala Bagh
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Jallianwala Bagh Golden Temple Rd, Amritsar, Punjab Jallianwala Bagh is a public garden in Amritsar in the Punjab state of India, and houses a memorial of national importance, established in 1951 by the Government of India, to commemorate the massacre of peaceful celebrators including unarmed women and children by British occupying forces, on the occasion of the Punjabi New Year on … Continue reading Jallianwala Bagh →
Wagah Border Ceremony
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Wagah Border Ceremony Wagah , Amritsar, Punjab Wagah is a village situated near a road border crossing, goods transit terminal and a railway station between Pakistan and India, and lies on the Grand Trunk Road between the cities of Amritsar, Punjab, India, and Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The border is located 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Lahore and 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Amritsar. The lowering of the flags, … Continue reading Wagah Border Ceremony →