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Gobindgarh Fort
Old Cantt Rd, Gobind Garh Fort, Amritsar, Punjab 143001 Phone: 9914404090About
Gobindgarh Fort is located in the South-West of Amritsar in Punjab. Built in 1760, the fort occupied a unique place in Indian military history. It has been a mute witness to many historic events. It is said that British Army General O Dyer (the perpetrator of the major massacre in Jallianwala Bagh in 1919) constructed an execution house in front of his office cum residence for to get a sadistic pleasure in watching execution of prisoners. After Partition of India - Pakistan, the fort was used to provide temporary shelter to a large number of refugees from Pakistan.
