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    e. Punjab [b] ( Punjabi: [pə̞ɲˈdʒäːb] ⓘ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb ), [c] historically known as Pentapotamia [d] or Panchanada, [e] is a historical, geopolitical, ethnolinguistic and cultural region in the northwestern part of South Asia, along the five major eastern tributaries of the Indus River in the Indian Subcontinent.

  2. Punjab (/ p ʌ n ˈ dʒ ɑː b / ⓘ; Punjabi: [pənˈdʒɑːb] ⓘ), historically known as Panchanada (Sanskrit) or Pentapotamia, is a state in northwestern India.Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and Rajasthan to the southwest; by ...

  3. 5 days ago · Punjab in its present form came into existence on November 1, 1966, when most of its predominantly Hindi-speaking areas were separated to form the new state of Haryana. The city of Chandigarh, within the Chandigarh union territory, is the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana. The word Punjab is a compound of two Persian words, panj (“five ...

  4. www.wikiwand.com › en › PunjabPunjab - Wikiwand

    Punjab, historically known as Pentapotamia or Panchanada, is a historical, geopolitical, ethnolinguistic and cultural region in the northwestern part of South Asia, along the five major eastern tributaries of the Indus River in the Indian Subcontinent. The region is divided between modern-day eastern-Pakistan and northwestern-India.

  5. punjab .gov .pk. Punjab ( / pʌnˈdʒɑːb /; Punjabi, Urdu: پنجاب, pronounced [pəɳˈdʒɑːb] ⓘ; abbr. PB) is a province of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest by population. Lahore is the capital and the largest city of the province.

  6. Jun 7, 2024 · The name Punjab means “five waters,” or “five rivers,” and signifies the land drained by the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej rivers, which are tributaries of the Indus River. Punjab is Pakistan’s second largest province, after Balochistān, and the most densely populated. Area 79,284 square miles (205,345 square km).

  7. www.britannica.com › summary › Punjab-state-IndiaPunjab summary | Britannica

    Chandigarh is the joint administrative capital of Punjab and Haryana. In the 18th century the Sikhs built a powerful kingdom in the Punjab region, which came under British rule in 1849. In 1947 the area was split between the new countries of India and Pakistan, the smaller eastern portion going to India. It is the only Indian state with a ...

  8. The name Punjab ( puhny-jahb) was introduced by the Mughals in the 17th century CE and is a combination of the Persian words panj (five) and āb (water), thus the (land of) five rivers. Punjab is the only state in India where Sikhism is the dominant religion. The holiest of Sikh shrines, the Golden Temple, is located in Amritsar.

  9. Dec 11, 2019 · A statue of Punjabi dancers in India. The Punjabis or Punjabi are people connected with the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. The largest populations of the Punjabis are in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. The Punjabi are a coalescence of various tribes, inhabitants, and castes that came together in the eighteenth century.

  10. Punjab (India) India, Asia. A particularly tourist-friendly region, thanks to its strong expatriate connections with the UK and Canada, Punjab, the homeland of India’s Sikh population, provides a wonderful opportunity to go traipsing into the backyards of North India. The Golden Temple in Amritsar is an undoubted highlight, but Punjab hides ...

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