Punjab (India) - Punjab (Indien)

Punjab
CapitalChandigarh
Residents
27.743.338 (2011)
surface
50,362 km²
websitewww.punjabgovt.gov.in/
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Punjab is a state in the northwest of Central India.Punjab borders the Indian states in the south Haryana and Rajasthan, in the north Himachal Pradesh and in the west Pakistan.

Regions

  • Majha region: This region between the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers is considered the heartland of Punjab and the cradle of Sikhism. Here are the cities Amritsar, Pathankot, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran.
  • Doaba region: Doaba means Land between two rivers and is located between the Beas and Sutlej rivers. The main cities are Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahar and Kapurthala. If you drive overland, you can see the fertile wheat fields. The locals refer to the region as one of the most fertile in the world.
  • Malwa Region: Largest region south of the Sutlej River. The most important cities in the eleven districts belonging to the Malwa region are Ludhiana, Patiala, Sangrur, Bathinda, Mansa, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Rajpura, Moga and Ajitgarh. Here you can see cotton plants in the fields.

places

  • 1 AmritsarWebsite of this institutionAmritsar in the Wikipedia encyclopediaAmritsar in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryAmritsar (Q48403) in the Wikidata database The city with the Golden Temple (highest Sikh sanctuary)
  • 2 JalandharWebsite of this institutionJalandhar in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageJalandhar in the Wikipedia encyclopediaJalandhar in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryJalandhar (Q33377) in the Wikidata database
  • 3 LudhianaWebsite of this institutionLudhiana in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageLudhiana in the Wikipedia encyclopediaLudhiana in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsLudhiana (Q200123) in the Wikidata database
  • 4 ChandigarhWebsite of this institutionChandigarh in the Wikipedia encyclopediaChandigarh in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryChandigarh (Q43433) in the Wikidata database Capital of Punjab, union territory on the border between Punjab and Haryana

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The region is a specialty Chandigarh, this Union Territory lies between Punjab and Haryana and is also the capital of both states.

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