Punjab, Pakistan - Wikipedia
Punjab is the most fertile province of the country as the Indus River and its four major tributaries Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab and Sutlej flow through it. The province forms the bulk of the transnational Punjab region, divided in 1947 among Pakistan and India. [7]
Punjab - Wikipedia
Under the British Raj until the Partition of India in 1947, the Punjab Province encompassed the present Indian states and union territories of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, and Delhi, and the Pakistani regions of Punjab, and Islamabad Capital Territory.
Punjab | History, Culture & Economy | Britannica
Nov 8, 2024 · Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, containing more than half the country’s total population as well as several of its major cities: Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Multān, and Gujranwala. There is considerable rural-to-urban migration in the province, especially to the larger cities.
Punjab, India - Wikipedia
Punjab is in northwestern India and has a total area of 50,362 square kilometres (19,445 sq mi). Punjab is bordered by Pakistan's Punjab province on the west, Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Himachal Pradesh on the northeast and Haryana and Rajasthan on the south. [9]
Punjab, India | History, Map, Culture, Religion, & Facts | Britannica
5 days ago · Punjab, state of India, located in the northwestern part of the subcontinent. 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.
PUNJAB AT A GLANCE
6 days ago · Introduction/Geographical Details Punjab Province. Punjab literally means “five waters” or “five rivers”; the province derives its name from the five rivers that flow through it: Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Jhelum, and Chenab. These rivers all join up at Mithankot, Punjab before flowing into River Indus.
Growing pollution in Pakistan's Punjab province has sickened …
3 days ago · LAHORE, Pakistan -- Worsening air pollution sickened an estimated 1.8 million people in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province in the past month, health officials said Tuesday, as schools across the ...
Punjab (Pakistan) - Simple English Wikipedia, the free …
Punjab is Pakistan's second largest province at 205,344 km 2 (79,284 sq mi) after Balochistan and is located at the northwestern edge of the geologic Indian plate in South-central Asia. The capital and largest city is Lahore which was the historical capital of the wider Punjab region.
Punjabi Culture | A Vibrant Culture with Rich History - Traveler Trails
Punjab, the largest province by population in Pakistan, is an embodiment of life in the country; its culture, traditions, and customs are integral to Pakistan’s identity. The province is home to a diverse range of people, with Punjabi making up most of the population.
Geography | Punjab Portal
The land of 5-rivers, population-wise the largest, and once known as the granary of east, Punjab is the lifeline of Pakistan. To the North of the Punjab is the Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa Province and the federal capital area of Islamabad, to the North-East is Azad Kashmir, to its South-East is India (Indian Punjab & Rajasthan), to the South-West is ...