Punjab (region)

The Punjab (i/ˈpʌnɑːb/ or /ˈpʌnæb/), also spelled Panjab, panj-āb, "five rivers" (Punjabi: پنجاب (Shahmukhi), ਪੰਜਾਬ (Gurumukhi), Hindi: पंजाब (Devanagari)), is a geographical region in one of the northernmost parts of the Indian subcontinent or South Asia, comprising areas of eastern Pakistan and northern India.

It has been inhabited by Indus Valley Civilisation, Indo-Aryan peoples and has seen numerous invasions by the Achaemenid Empire, Greeks, Kushan Empire, Ghaznavids, Timurids, Mughals, Afghans, British and others. The people of the Punjab today are called Punjabis and their principal language is called Punjabi. The main religions of the Punjab region are Islam, Hinduism, and Sikhism. Other religious groups are Christianity, Jainism and Buddhism.

In 1947, with the dissolution of British India, the region was partitioned between India and Pakistan.
In Pakistan, it includes the Punjab province, Islamabad, parts of Azad Kashmir (namely Bhimber and Mirpur) and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (namely Peshawar known in the Punjab region as Pishore).

Punjab, India

Punjab (i/pʌnˈɑːb/) is a state in North India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast, Rajasthan to the southwest, and the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west. The state capital is located in Chandigarh, a Union Territory and also the capital of the neighbouring state of Haryana. The summer residence of the Governor of Punjab is at Shimla.

After the partition of India in 1947, the Punjab province of British India was divided between India and Pakistan. The Indian Punjab was divided in 1966 with the formation of the new states of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh alongside the current state of Punjab.

Sikhism and Hinduism are the predominant faiths in Punjab, adhered by around 57% and 40% of the populace, respectively.

Agriculture is the largest industry in Punjab. Other major industries include the manufacturing of scientific instruments, agricultural goods, electrical goods, financial services, machine tools, textiles, sewing machines, sports goods, starch, tourism, fertilisers, bicycles, garments, and the processing of pine oil and sugar. Punjab also has the largest number of steel rolling mill plants in India, which are located in "Steel Town"—Mandi Gobindgarh in the Fatehgarh Sahib district.

Punjab (disambiguation)

The Punjab region is an area of South Asia stretching from central and eastern Pakistan to northwest India.

Punjab or Panjab may also refer to:

Geographical regions

  • Punjab, India, a state, a part of the Punjab which lies in India
  • Punjab, Pakistan, a province, a part of the Punjab which lies in Pakistan
  • Panjab District, in Bamyan province, Afghanistan
  • Panjab, Afghanistan, capital of Panjab District
  • Former countries, states and provinces

  • Sikh Empire (also known as Sarkar Khalsa), a former religious monarchy in the region
  • Punjab Province (British India) (1849–1947), a province of British India
  • Punjab States Agency (1930–1947), an administrative unit of British India
  • Punjab Hill States Agency (1936–1947), an administrative unit of British India
  • East Punjab, the part of the British Punjab Province which became part of India after partition
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