Tourist Cities

Punjab, the land where history, natural beauty, religion and hospitality meet, has become one of the highly preferred tourist destinations in India. It is one of the highly prosperous states in India, where you can find numerous monuments that are of great historic importance, picturesque scenery, awe-inspiring religious sites and fertile fields. Located in the northern part of the Indian mainland, Punjab is bordered by Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Haryana.

The state is said to have derived its name from the five rivers that flow through it, namely the Indus, the Sutlej, the Beas, the Ravi and the Ghaggar. Punjab is said to have many places of interest for vacationers from all over the world. Some major Punjab tourist places include:

Sansarpur Punjab Di Shaan

In the world of field hockey, it's almost impossible that any player or fan is ignorant about Sansarpur. This is not the name of any player or any big city. It's a small village in Punjab. The quote "actions speak louder than the words" pertinently sums up this village. This village feels proud because it has given 14 Olympian hockey stars to the world. An interesting fact about this village is that all the 14 Olympians bear same surname "Kular" and all were from the same street in this village of Sansarpur.

No village or place in the world can claim to have more hockey stars than this village. In the world of soccer, we can compare it a little bit with the "El Chota" village of Ecuador, because "El Chota" has given seven soccer stars to Equador's national team. These seven soccer players also play for the world's renowned soccer clubs. Even then "El Chota" will be placed in second position after Sansarpur, because the number of stars produced by Sansarpur is more.

The village is located just outside of Jalandhar in Punjab. The tradition of following one hockey star after another was achieved by this famous village without any funding from government agencies and without any foreign trained coaches. Even without having a hockey ground or astro-turf, the players of this village have always had their spirits up.

Gurdaspur

At Dera Baba Nanak the first Prophet of Sikhism, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji spent the last days of his life. At the historic Gurdwara built in his memory holy robes that were presented to him at Mecca are still preserved. Qadian is the home of the founder of the Ahmedyia Sect of the Muslims. At Kalanaur,Akbar-the-great was coroneted. Pathankot is India's link city to the State of Jammu and Kashmir and the best tourist destinations of Himachal Pradesh