Jalandhar is a city in the State of Punjab. The oldest city in Punjab and one of the oldest in the country, Jalandhar has seen rapid urbanization and developed into a highly industrialised centre of commercial activity in recent years.

Jalandhar was the capital of Punjab from India's independence (1947) until Chandigarh was built in 1953. The city was known as Jullundur in British India.

Jalandhar is said to have derived its name from the vernacular term 'Jalandhar' which means 'area inside water', ie. tract lying between the two rivers Satluj and Beas.

There are two Historic Sikh Gurdwaras in Jalandhar city.

Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji visited this place after the Battle of Kartarpur.