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Hussainiwala
Sign in to saveHussainiwala is a village near Firozpur city in Firozpur district in Punjab state, India. It lies near the bank of the Sutlej river. The village is on the border with Pakistan, opposite the Pakistani village of Ganda Singh Wala. It is a border crossing between India and Pakistan that is currently closed, however a daily joint beating retreat border ceremony is held by the two nations. The village is popular for the Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial, where Indian freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru were cremated on 23 March 1931.
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- Instance of
- border city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Firozpur district
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Indo-Pakistan War of 1965
- Indo-Pakistan War of 1971
- India–Pakistan border crossing
- Hussainiwala–Ganda Singh Wala border ceremony
- National Martyrs Memorial
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Hussainiwala is a village near Firozpur city in Firozpur district in Punjab state, India. It lies near the bank of the Sutlej river. The village is on the border with Pakistan, opposite the Pakistani village of Ganda Singh Wala. It is a border crossing between India and Pakistan that is currently closed, however a daily joint beating retreat border ceremony is held by the two nations. The village is popular for the Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial, where Indian freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru were cremated on 23 March 1931.
Hussainiwala Headworks is the starting point of Ganga Canal which irrigates Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh districts of Rajasthan state.
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