Dinanagar is a town and a municipal council in Gurdaspur district in the Majha region of the state of Punjab, India. It takes its name after Adina Beg, who served as the subahdar of Punjab for the Mughals and Marathas. He built up his residence and exercised his government mainly from this town, whlist he was serving as the governor of the nearby town of Behrampur. During the rule of the Sikh Empire, it was the favourite summer resort of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who held durbar in the town in the summer, effectively making the town his summer capital.




Dinanagar is located at 30.3°N 75.1°E﻿ / 30.3; 75.1 and has an average elevation of 235 metres (771 feet).

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