Gurdwara Lal Khoohi

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Gurdwara Lal Khoohi
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Photograph from Gurdwara Lal Khoohi of the place where Guru Arjan is believed to have been incarcerated
Religion
Affiliation Sikhism (formerly), Islam
Location
Location Mochi Gate, Lahore
State Punjab
CountryPakistan
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Gurdwara Lal Khoohi (Pakistan)
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Gurdwara Lal Khoohi (Asia)
Geographic coordinates 31°34′38″N74°19′17″E / 31.577316°N 74.321424°E / 31.577316; 74.321424
Architecture
Groundbreaking1716
Completed1753
Website
sgpc.net/gurdwara-lal-khooh-lahore/

Gurdwara Lal Khoohi (The Bloody Well), alternatively Gurdwara Lal Khooh or Lal Khoo, literally Gurdwara Well of Blood was a historical Gurdwara located near Mochi Gate in Lahore, Pakistan. [1] [2]

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Historical significance

It was built at the site where the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan Dev, was incarcerated during the reign of the Mughal Emperor, Jehangir. [3] [4] [5]

Conversion to an Islamic shrine

It has since been converted [6] into a Muslim shrine, Haq Char Yaar, [7] in reference to the first four caliphs in Islam. [8] In 2007, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee condemned this act by muslims. [9]

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References

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