Punjab
Firozpur district
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Sights to see
Harike Wetland
“Largest wetland in northern India”
Harike Wetland, with the Harike Lake in the deeper part of it, east of the Harike village also known as "Hari-ke-Pattan", is a Ramsar site and the largest wetland in northern India on the border of Tarn Taran Sahib district and Ferozepur district of the Punjab state in India created by the Harike Barrage headworks immediate downstream of the confluence of Beas and Sutlej rivers. Harike village is accessible by the NH-54, NH-703A, and NH-703B.
Anglo Sikh War Memorial
“Museum in Firozpur”
The Anglo-Sikh War Memorial is a war-museum dedicated to the Anglo-Sikh wars located off of Moga Road in Ferozeshah, Firozpur district, Punjab, India. The memorial was built by the Punjab government to honor the soldiers who died fighting against British army at Chillianwala on 13 January 1849; Sabhraon on 10 February 1846; Mudki on 18 December 1845; and Ferozeshah on 21–22 December 1845.
Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial
“Monument in the Punjab, India”
Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial in memory of the Indian freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru, is at Hussainiwala village, near Firozpur city in Firozpur district of the Punjab, India. A daily flag lowering ceremony, similar to the Wagah-Attari border ceremony is also held here jointly by the Indian and Pakistani armed forces.
Other districts in Punjab
Photo credits
- Anglo Sikh War Memorial: Solomon5 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons