What is Amritsar?
[[File:The_Golden_Temple_of_Amrithsar_7.jpg|thumb|Golden Temple]] [[File:Puerta de Gandhi-Amritsar-India04.JPG|thumb|Gandhi Gate, Amritsar]] '''Amritsar''' ({{lang-pa|ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ}}, meaning: ''The Lake of Immortality'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.target-tours.com/city-guide/amritsar.html |title=Amritsar City Information Guide of Amritsar India |access-date=2008-08-24 |archive-date=2008-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080121195527/http://www.target-tours.com/city-guide/amritsar.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>) is the [[Capital (city)|capital]] of the [[Amritsar District]] in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]. According to the 2001 Indian census, over 1,500,000 people lived in the city. Amritsar is in the state of [[Punjab, India]], 32&nbsp;km east of [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]]. The Harimandir Sahib, also known as the [[Golden Temple]], is there. The temple is the centre of the [[Sikh]] [[religion]]. == History == In the [[Jallianwala Bagh Massacre]] of 1919 under [[British India|British Rule]] a large number of protestors were shot at and killed by British troops. The city is also famous for [[Operation Bluestar]], a military operation carried out by [[India]] in 1984 that was ordered by the [[Prime Minister of India]] of the time, [[Indira Gandhi]]. Many [[Sikhs]] were angered, as the holy [[Golden Temple]] of the [[Sikhs]] was damaged by the [[Indian Army]]. == References == {{commons|Amritsar}} <references /> [[Category:Cities in Punjab, India]] [[Category:Capital cities in India]]