Sainik School, Kapurthala

Name: Sainik School
Address: Kapurthala, India

#2 among attractions in Kapurthala

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Sainik School Kapurthala is one of 33 Sainik Schools across India. The school was inaugurated in July 1961 by the then Defence Minister V.K.Krishna Menon, with the objective of preparing boys and girls for entry into National Defence Academy in Khadakwasla. Its motto is "Knowledge, Humility and Discipline". It is a fully residential school for boys only, providing public school education. It has produced more than 1150 officers for the Indian armed forces through National Defence Academy. It is the only school among the 33 Sainik Schools which has held the Defence Minister’s trophy continuously for nine years. ()

Coordinates: 31°22'21"N, 75°23'34"E

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Kapurthala India

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Sainik School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Moorish Mosque, Kanjli Wetland, Kabuli Bagh Mosque.

0.7 miW
Mosque
Moorish Mosque, Kapurthala
19 min walk • The Moorish Mosque, Kapurthala situated in Kapurthala in the Indian State of Punjab is patterned on the lines of the Grand Mosque of Marrakesh, Morocco. It was commissioned by Maharajah Jagatjit Singh, the last ruler of Kapurthala.
3.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Kanjli Wetland
91 min walk • Kanjli Wetland is a man-made Wetland that subsumes the Kanjli Lake, and is located in the Kapurthala district of Punjab state in India. It was created in 1870 by constructing the headworks across the perennial Bien River, a tributary of the Beas River to provide irrigation facilities to the hinterland.
0.7 miW
Mosque
Kabuli Bagh Mosque, Kapurthala
19 min walk • The Kabuli Bagh Mosque is a mosque in Panipat which was built in 1527 by the emperor Babur to mark his victory over Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi at the first Battle of Panipat in 1526. The mosque is named after Kabuli Begum, Babur's wife.

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Which popular attractions are close to Sainik School?

Nearby attractions include Kabuli Bagh Mosque, Kapurthala (19 min walk), Moorish Mosque, Kapurthala (19 min walk).