Punjab Map
Introduction
The name "Punjab" means "land of five rivers" and derives from the Persian words 'panj,' meaning five, and 'aab,' meaning water. The rivers, tributaries of the Indus River, are the Beas, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, and Sutlej. The five rivers, now divided between India and Pakistan. Area of Punjab that is between rivers of Beus and Satluj is called Doaba, major cities in this part of punjab are Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and Nawan Shahr. Punjab, northwestern India, is bounded on the west by Pakistan, on the north by Jammu and Kashmir, on the north east by Himachal Pradesh and on the south by Haryana and Rajasthan. Physically, the state may be divided into two parts.
| Area | 50,362 sq km |
| Capital | Chandigarh |
| Language | Panjabi, English, Hindi |
Major Cities
| Chandigarh | Gurdaspur | Hoshiarpur | Amritsar |
| Ferozpur | Bathinda | Ludhiana |