Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur

Where Guru Nanak Spent His Last Years And Died In 1539; Linked To India By The Visa Free Kartarpur Corridor, Opened 2019 · Kartarpur, Punjab

Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur marks the place where Guru Nanak settled after his travels, farmed, taught, and died in 1539. It stands on the plain beside the Ravi only a few kilometres from the Indian border, and for seventy years Sikhs in India could see its white dome from a viewing platform on their own side and not reach it. In November 2019 the Kartarpur Corridor opened: a road and a border terminal that let Indian pilgrims walk across for the day without a visa, which made this one of the most emotional pilgrimage sites in the world. Pakistan rebuilt the complex at the same time, around a huge white marble courtyard, with langar halls, a museum and gardens. The original shrine sits at the centre and holds both a grave and a cremation memorial, because the story goes that Hindus and Muslims each claimed the Guru's body. The corridor has been suspended during crises - the pandemic and India-Pakistan tensions - so its status must be checked. Visitors from inside Pakistan and foreigners reach it by road from Lahore or Sialkot.

Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur, Shakargarh Tehsil, Narowal District, Kartarpur, Punjab, Pakistan

Open daily in daytime hours. Visitors from within Pakistan and foreign tourists arrive by road through the Pakistani side, with passports or ID checked and an entry fee for foreigners. Indian pilgrims use the Kartarpur Corridor terminal, pre-registered online and charged a service fee in US dollars; the corridor has been suspended at times, so confirm its status. Langar is free. Kartarpur is about three hours by road from Lahore and closer to Sialkot.

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