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Jalandhar

American  
[jal-an-dahr] / ˈdʒæl ænˌdɑr /
Also Jullundur

noun

  1. a city in N Punjab, in NW India.


Jalandhar British  
/ ˈdʒælænˌdɑː /

noun

  1. a city in NW India, in central Punjab. Pop: 701 223 (2001)

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The hit and run occurred near Fauja Singh's birth village of Beas Pind, close to Jalandhar city.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

Three months later, Mr Singh put his learnings to test and opened Buland Café in Jalandhar.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

Now 44, he was a young boy growing up in the Punjabi city of Jalandhar during a peak of strife between Sikhs and the Indian government.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2024

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of 59-year-old Franco Mulakkal, who was bishop of the Jalandhar Diocese in the northern state of Punjab.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023

One of the finest is the Nurmahal Sarai, near Jalandhar, built by Jahangir and named after his favourite wife.

From A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood by Havell, E. B.

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