Punjab is a land of five rivers flowing in North West India and North East Pakistan. Punjab = Punj + Aab. Punj means five and Aab means water, so Punjab means five waters. These five rivers flow through our state, having their originating source at various lakes in Himalayas. Five rivers are Beas, Sutlej. Ravi, Chenab, Jhelum. Beas and Sutlej merge into one river retaining the name Sutlej at Harike near Ferozpur in Punjab just before crossing the border into West Punjab (Pakistan) and eventually merging into river Indus.
Ravi River
Sutlej River
Area between Beas and Sutlej is called Doaba. Major cities of Punjab are Amritsar, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Nawan Shahr, Ludhiana etc. Majha is between Beas and Chenab and on both sides of Ravi, Majha is the Heart of Punjab and cities includes Lahore, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Siaalkote, Kasur, Faridkot and Ferozpur. In 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. Area beyond Chenab river in North and around river Jhelum is called Pothohar, cities include Rawalpindi, Hassan Abdal, etc. Area between Ravi and Chenab river is called Rachna doab cities are Gujarat, Sargodha, etc. Area of Malwa is southern Punjab facing Rajasthan and East of river Beas, cities include Ludhiana, Patiala, Ambala, Karnal, Sangrur, Malerkotla, Shahabad, and Abohar.
Punjabi Civilization is one of the oldest on earth, with its distinguished language, culture, food, attire, script, folklore, people etc. People living in Punjab are called Punjabis and language used by Punjabis is Punjabi. Some reliable resources tells us that our Punjab is 2450 years old.
Beas River |
Chenab River |
Jhelum River
Ravi River
Sutlej River
Area between Beas and Sutlej is called Doaba. Major cities of Punjab are Amritsar, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Nawan Shahr, Ludhiana etc. Majha is between Beas and Chenab and on both sides of Ravi, Majha is the Heart of Punjab and cities includes Lahore, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Siaalkote, Kasur, Faridkot and Ferozpur. In 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. Area beyond Chenab river in North and around river Jhelum is called Pothohar, cities include Rawalpindi, Hassan Abdal, etc. Area between Ravi and Chenab river is called Rachna doab cities are Gujarat, Sargodha, etc. Area of Malwa is southern Punjab facing Rajasthan and East of river Beas, cities include Ludhiana, Patiala, Ambala, Karnal, Sangrur, Malerkotla, Shahabad, and Abohar.