History
The last battlefield of the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, lies in the district's main city. A huge battle, knowns as Battle of Muktsar, was took placed between the Mughals and the Sikhs in 1705 where a Gurudwara, Gurudwara Tibbi Sahib, now marks the site.
The district har many historical Gurudwaras including, Darbar Sahib, Shaheedi Gurudwara, and Tibbi Sahib in the main city and many more in the different villages of the district.
A huge fair, known as "Mela Maghi", is celebrated in January every year at Sri Muktsar Sahib city in the memory of the forty martyrs (librated ones).
Read more about this topic: Sri Muktsar Sahib District
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