Nanakmatta
Town in Uttarakhand, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nanakmatta is a town named after the Sikh pilgrimage site, Gurdwara Nanak Mata Sahib, also known as Gurdwara Nanakmatta Sahib, in the state of Uttarakhand, India.
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 Nanakmatta Location in Uttarakhand, India  Nanakmatta Nanakmatta (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°56′26″N 79°48′44″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Udham Singh Nagar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Panchayat |
| • Body | Nanakmatta Nagar Panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.88 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 298 m (978 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,470 approx |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 262311 |
| Telephone code | 05948 |
| Vehicle registration | UK 06 |
| Website | uk |
Sikh tradition says it was once called Gorakhmata, a centre of Siddh-jogis named after the founder of their order, Gorakhnath, and that it was renamed Nanakmatta after a visit which the Siddh-Gost in Guru Granth Sahib said Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, made in which he discussed religion.[1]
It is on the bank of Deoha stream, which is dammed into a reservoir named Nanak Sagar.[2]
It is also an Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituency within the Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[citation needed]
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