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{{aow|Rivers of Punjab}} | |||
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[[Punjab]] is the '''"land of five rivers"''' in north west [[India]] and north east [[Pakistan]]. '''''Punj''''' means "five" and '''''aab''''' means "waters", so ''"punjab"'' means ''"land of five rivers"''. These five rivers that run through Punjab, having their originating source as various small lakes in Himalayas. If one were to go across the Punjab starting from [[Delhi]] and to Afghanistan, the rivers are in this order. | |||
*[[Beas]], [[Satluj]], [[Ravi]], [[Chenab]] and [[Jhelum]]. | |||
The Beas merges into the Satluj at Harike near Ferozepur in East Punjab just before crossing the border into west Punjab (Pakistan) where it eventually merges into the river Indus. | |||
The area of Punjab that is between the Beas and Satluj is called the '''[[Doaba]]'''. The major cities in this part of [[Punjab]] are [[Jalandhar]], [[Hoshiarpur]] and [[Nawanshahr]]. '''Majha''' is the area between the Beas and Chenab and on both sides of the Ravi, this part is called the heart of Punjab and its cities include, [[Lahore]], [[Amritsar]], [[Gurdaspur]], [[Sialkot]], Kasur, Lyallpur(Faisalabad), [[Faridkot]] and Ferozepur. <!--- | |||
In the Majha part of Punjab many new cities were developed by converting the forests into cultivating land and is called '''Bar''', cities include Lyallpur (Faisalabad), Montgomery, etc. The area beyond the Chenab river in North and around river [[Jhelum]] is called Pothohar, cities include Rawalpindi, [[Hasan Abdal]], etc. The area between the Ravi and Chenab rivers is called the '''Rachna doab''', its cities are [[Gujrat]], Sargodha, etc. The area of '''Malwa''' is in southern Punjab facing Rajasthan and East of river Beas, cities include [[Ludhiana]], [[Patiala]], Ambala, Karnal, Sangrur, Malerkotla, Shahabad, and Abohar.----> {{aowf|Rivers of Punjab}} | |||
Latest revision as of 19:15, 26 May 2011
Punjab is the "land of five rivers" in north west India and north east Pakistan. Punj means "five" and aab means "waters", so "punjab" means "land of five rivers". These five rivers that run through Punjab, having their originating source as various small lakes in Himalayas. If one were to go across the Punjab starting from Delhi and to Afghanistan, the rivers are in this order.
The Beas merges into the Satluj at Harike near Ferozepur in East Punjab just before crossing the border into west Punjab (Pakistan) where it eventually merges into the river Indus.
The area of Punjab that is between the Beas and Satluj is called the Doaba. The major cities in this part of Punjab are Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and Nawanshahr. Majha is the area between the Beas and Chenab and on both sides of the Ravi, this part is called the heart of Punjab and its cities include, Lahore, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Sialkot, Kasur, Lyallpur(Faisalabad), Faridkot and Ferozepur. .....More
