NANKANA SAHIB
Sikh history originates from Nankana Sahib as Gura
Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikh faith, was born here in 1469. The name of
the place at that time was 'Rai Bhoi di Talvandi'. The landlord
contemporary of Guru Nanak Dev was Rai Bular, who himself became a
devotee of the Guru. It was renamed Nankana after the Guru. It is
located about 75 kilometers west-south-west of Lahore. Nankana Sahib is
in Sheikhupura district and is connected to the district town by rail
and road. There are several shrines connected with the memory of Guru
Nanak Dev's childhood and early youth here. Some of the are Gurdwara
Janam Asthan, Gurdwara Bal Lila, Gurdwara Patti Sahib and Sacha
Sauda.
