Nankana Sahib - wikipedia Nankana Sahib For the district and the tehsil, see Nankana Sahib District and Nankana Sahib Tehsil. Nankana Sahib ننكانہ صاحِب ‬ City The City of Nankana Sahib Motto ( s ) : If Shahzaib can do it, anyone can. Nankana Sahib Nankana Sahib Show map of Punjab, Pakistan Show map of Pakistan Show all Coordinates : 31 ° 27 ′ 0 '' N 73 ° 42 ′ 24 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.45000 ° N 73.70667 ° E ﻿ / 31.45000 ; 73.70667 Coordinates : 31 ° 27 ′ 0 '' N 73 ° 42 ′ 24 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.45000 ° N 73.70667 ° E ﻿ / 31.45000 ; 73.70667 Country Pakistan Province Punjab District Nankana Sahib Government Elevation 187 m ( 614 ft ) District Council 3 seats Nankana Sahib ( Punjabi and Urdu : ننكانہ صاحِب ‬ ‎ ) is a city and capital of Nankana Sahib District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is named after the first Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak, who was born in the city and first began preaching here. Today it is a city of high historic and religious value and a popular pilgrimage site for Sikhs from all over the world. It is located about 80 km ( 50 mi ) west of Lahore and about 75 km ( 47 mi ) east of Faisalabad. The city has a population of approximately 70,000. Contents 1 History 2 Notable Places 3 Notable Personalities 4 Education 4.1 Universities / Higher Education Institutes 4.2 Colleges 4.3 Schools 5 Police Stations 6 Hospitals 7 References 8 References History The township was founded by Rai Bhoi, a rich landlord Rajput Muslim and thus was known as Rai - Bhoi - Di - Talwandi. His great - grand son Rai Bular Bhatti, renamed it as ' Nankana Sahib ' after the birth of Guru Nanak. The Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, originally constructed in around 1600 CE was renovated in 1819 -- 20 CE by Gian - Punjab Maharaja Jassa Singh Ramgarhia The Sikh Conference of Panjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Peshawar, Kangra and Hazara. During the Akali movement, on 20 February 1921, Narain Das, the Udasi mahant ( clergy ) of the gurdwara at Nankana Sahib, ordered his men to fire on Akali protesters, leading to the Nankana massacre. The firing was widely condemned, and an agitation was launched until the control of this historic Janam Asthan Gurdwara was restored to the Sikhs. Again in the 1930s and 40 's the Sikhs added more buildings and more architectural design. Migration between India and Pakistan was continuous before independence. By the 1900s Western Punjab was predominantly Muslim and supported the Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After independence in August 1947, the minority Sikhs and Hindus migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Western Punjab and across Pakistan. Nankana Sahib and it surroundings were formerly a tehsil of Sheikhupura District. In May 2005, the provincial government raised the status of Nankana Sahib to a district as a way of promoting development in the area. The present status is District Nankana Sahib has three tehsils : Nankana Sahib, Shah Kot, and Sangla Hill. Before December 2008, District Nankana Sahib also included Safdarabad Tehsil. There are plans to construct a 100 acres ( 40 ha ) university as well as hospitals and health care facilities by the district government with mutual interest of local communities and family of Rai Bular. In 2007, the Pakistan government announced a plan to set up a university on Sikh religion and culture at Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak. Chairman of Pakistan 's Evacuee Trust Property Board ( ETPB ), Gen ( R ) Zulfikar Ali Khan, said that `` The international Guru Nanak University planned at Nankana Sahib would have the best architecture, curricula and research centre on Sikh religion and culture '',. Notable Places Madina Mosque Gurdwara Janam Asthan Residency of Baba Guru Nanak And other historical Gurdwaras of Sikhism. Notable Personalities Guru Nanak founder and first of the Sikh gurus Babra Sharif film actor Mohammad Irfan Pakistani cricketer Mian Shahbaz Ahmed Advocate High Court ( Lawyer & TV Anchor, born 1984 ) Education Universities / Higher Education Institutes Virtual University of Pakistan Nankana Sahib Campus Baba Guru Nanak University TBA Colleges Government College Nankana Sahib Schools Hira Public School Nankana Sahib Dar - e-Arqam Schools Allied Schools ( Pakistan ) Government Guru Nanak School Nankana Sahib Seeker 's Planet Government M / C Hight School Nankana Sahib Police Stations There are two Police stations in Nankana Sahib Police Station City Nankana Sahib Police Station Sadar Nankana Sahib Hospitals Shahzaib Rafique Memorial Hospital Umar Nawaz Clinic References Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Nankana Sahib. Tehsils of Punjab Bahawalpur Bahawalnagar Bahawalnagar Chishtian Fort Abbas Haroonabad Minchinabad Bahawalpur Ahmadpur East Bahawalpur City Bahawalpur Saddar Hasilpur Khairpur Tamewali Yazman Rahim Yar Khan Khanpur Liaquatpur Rahim Yar Khan Sadiqabad Dera Ghazi Khan Dera Ghazi Khan De-Excluded Area of Dera Ghazi Khan Dera Ghazi Khan Kot Chutta Taunsa Sharif Layyah Chaubara Tehsil Karor Lal Esan Layyah Chowk Azam Fateh Pur Muzaffargarh Alipur Jatoi Kot Addu Muzaffargarh Rajanpur De-Excluded Area of Rajanpur Jampur Rajanpur Rojhan Faisalabad Chiniot Bhawana Chiniot Lalian Faisalabad Iqbal Town Jinnah Town Lyallpur Town Madina Town Chak Jhumra Town Jaranwala Town Samundri Tandlianwala Town Jhang Ahmedpur Sial Athara Hazari Jhang Shorkot Toba Tek Singh Gojra Kamalia Pir Mahal Toba Tek Singh Gujranwala Gujranwala Aroop Town Khiali Shahpur Nandipur Qila Didar Singh Kamoke Town Nowshera Virkan Town Wazirabad Town Gujrat Gujrat Kharian Sarai Alamgir Jalalpur Jattan Hafizabad Hafizabad Pindi Bhattian Mandi Bahauddin Malakwal Mandi Bahauddin Phalia Narowal Narowal Shakargarh Zafarwal Sialkot Daska Pasrur Sambrial Sialkot Lahore Kasur Chunian Kasur Kot Radha Kishan Pattoki Lahore Lahore Cantonment Aziz Bhatti Town Data Ganj Bakhsh Town Gulberg Town Allama Iqbal Town Nishtar Town Ravi Town Samanabad Town Shalimar Town Wagah Town Nankana Sahib Nankana Sahib Sangla Hill Shahkot, Pakistan Sheikhupura Firozwala Muridkay Safdarabad Sharaqpur Sheikhupura Multan Khanewal Jehanian Kabirwala Khanewal Mian Channu Lodhran Dunyapur Kahror Pakka Lodhran Multan Bosan Shah Rukn - e-Alam Town Mumtazabad Sher Shah Jalalpur Pirwala Shujabad Vehari Burewala Mailsi Vehari Rawalpindi Attock Attock Fateh Jang Hasan Abdal Hazro Jand Pindi Gheb Chakwal Chakwal Choa Saidan Shah Kallar Kahar Lawa Talagang Jhelum Dina Jhelum Pind Dadan Khan Sohawa Rawalpindi Potohar Town Rawal Gujar Khan Kahuta Kallar Sayyedan Kotli Sattian Murree Taxila Sahiwal Okara Depalpur Okara Renala Khurd Pakpattan Arifwala Pakpattan Sahiwal Chichawatni Sahiwal Sargodha Bhakkar Bhakkar Darya Khan Kalur Kot Mankera Khushab Khushab Nurpur Thal Quaidabad Mianwali Isa Khel Mianwali Piplan Sargodha Bhalwal Bhera Kot Momin Sahiwal Sargodha Shahpur Sillanwali Sikh topics Gurus Guru Nanak Guru Angad Guru Amar Das Guru Ram Das Guru Arjan Guru Hargobind Guru Har Rai Guru Har Krishan Guru Tegh Bahadur Guru Gobind Singh Guru Granth Sahib ( Sikh holy book ) Philosophy Beliefs and principles Guru Maneyo Granth Sikh Rehat Maryada Prohibitions Cannabis and Sikhism Diet in Sikhism Practices Khalsa Ardās Kirtan Langar Naam Karan Anand Karaj Amrit Sanchar Amrit Velā Antam Sanskar Three Pillars Kirat Karo Naam Japo Vand Chhako Sikh practices The Five Ks Simran Sewa Charhdi Kala Dasvand Jhatka Scripture Guru Granth Sahib Adi Granth Dasam Granth Gurbani Mul Mantar Japji Sahib Chaupai Jaap Sahib Rehras Sukhmani Sahib Tav - Prasad Savaiye By country Australia Afghanistan Belgium Canada Vancouver Fiji France Germany India Indonesia Iraq Italy Malaysia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Pakistan Singapore Switzerland Thailand United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Other topics History Gurmukhi alphabet Ik Onkar Waheguru Khanda Gurdwara ( Harmandir Sahib ) Panj Pyare Literature Music Names Places Politics Nanakshahi calendar Ramananda Fariduddin Ganjshakar Kabir History of the Punjab Sardar Dastar Islam Jainism Hinduism Sikh Empire Mela Maghi Maghi Vaisakhi Hola Mohalla 3HO Sikhs Women in Sikhism Sikhism and sexual orientation Idolatry in Sikhism Criticism Punjab region Punjabi people Punjabi language ( Gurmukhī ) Takht Akal Takht Damdama Sahib Kesgarh Sahib Hazur Sahib Patna Sahib Sikhism portal Template : Muhammad Razzaq Malik References Jump up ^ Iqbal, Amjad ( 22 November 2015 ). `` Over 2,500 Indian Sikhs attend annual pilgrimage ''. DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 April 2016. Jump up ^ Historical Gurudwaras : Nankana Sahib Archived 2011 - 09 - 14 at the Wayback Machine... Sgpc.net. Retrieved on 2011 - 11 - 15. Jump up ^ Nankana Sahib. Nha.gov.pk. Retrieved on 2011 - 11 - 15. Jump up ^ `` World Gazetteer estimate for Nankana Sahib ''. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013... World-gazetteer.com. Retrieved on 2011 - 11 - 15. Jump up ^ Khalsa, Sukhmandir ( 1 January 2010 ). `` Historical Gurdwaras of Nankana, Pakistan Commemorating Guru Nanak Dev ''. About.com Religion & Spirituality. Retrieved 20 April 2016. Jump up ^ Singh, Roopinder ( March 23, 2011 ). `` Bhagat Singh : The making of the revolutionary ''. The Tribune. Retrieved 2011 - 10 - 23. Bhagat Singh was a well - read, articulate young man who significantly impacted Indian history and left behind a legacy that even 80 years after his martyrdom is still very much a part of our cultural ethos Jump up ^ Dube, I. &. S. ( 2009 ). 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Question: nankana sahib is the popular name for the birthplace of
Answer: Guru Nanak