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Punjab

پنجاب ਪੰਜਾਬ
Punjab region
Punjab region
KintrasPakistan, Indie
AuriesPunjab, Islamabad (Pakistan)
Punjab, Chandigarh (Indie)
Area
 • Total256,726 km2 (99,122 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Totalc. 132 million
Demografics
 • Ethnic groupsPunjabis
Lairgest ceetiesLahore
Faisalabad
Islamabad
Sargodha
Ludhiana
Amritsar
Chandigarh
Jalandhar

The Punjab, an aa spelled Panjab, panj-āb, laund o "five rivers"[1] (Punjabi: پنجاب, ਪੰਜਾਬ; Hindi: पंजाब), is a geografical an cultural region in the northren pairt o Sooth Asie, comprisin auries o eastren Pakistan an northren Indie. Nae bein a poleetical unit, the extent o the region is the subject o debate an focuses on historical events tae determine its boondaries.

References

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  1. H K Manmohan Siṅgh. "The Punjab". The Encyclopedia of Sikhism, Editor-in-Chief Harbans Singh. Punjabi University, Patiala. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

Coordinates: 31°N 74°E / 31°N 74°E / 31; 74