The Punjab/ پنجاب province of Pakistan is part of the larger Punjab region. Neighbouring areas are Sindh to the south, Balochistan and Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan to the west, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, Azad Kashmir and Islamabad to the north and Punjab, India and other Indian states to the east. Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (also Panjab) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... Sindh (Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. ... The province of Balochistan (or Baluchistan) of Pakistan contains roughly the part of Balochistan that falls within the borders of present-day Pakistan. ... Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are areas of Pakistan outside any of the four provinces, comprising a region of some 27,220 km² (10,507 mi²). Neighbouring regions are: Afghanistan to the west with the border marked by the Durand Line, North-West Frontier to the north, Punjab to the... North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ... Azad Kashmir (formally the Islamic Republic of Azad Jammu and Kashmir) is part of what India calls Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, the Pakistani-occupied part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, along with the Northern Areas. ... Faisal Mosque, located in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, was built in 1986. ... Punjab (ਪੰਜਾਬ, पंजाब) is a state in northwest India, part of a larger Punjab region. ...

Punjab is the second largest province at 205,344 km² (79,284 square miles) and has the largest population: approximately 70 million in 1994. The major language spoken in the Punjab is Punjabi and Punjabis comprise the largest ethnic group. There is a nationalist movement amongst the Seraikis in the south of Punjab. Many wish to see a separate region set up called Seraikistan. The capital and main city of Punjab is Lahore, which has been the historical capital of the region. Many imporant Sikh shrines are in the Pakistani portion of Punjab, including the birthplace of the first Guru: Guru Nanak (born at Nankana Sahib). The once capital city of the Sikh Empire and the birth place of Maharaja Ranjit Singh , Gujranwala, is also in Punjab. However, the population of Punjab is now almost entirely Muslim. To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here surface areas between 100,000 km² and 1,000,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Punjabi (sometimes spelled Panjabi) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... The Seraikis (also spelt as Saraikis) are a people in the southern areas of Pakistani Punjab. ... Lahore (لاةور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ... A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism, a religious faith originating in the Punjab. ... Guru Nanak (गुरु नानक) (20 October 1469 - 7 May 1539), the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Gurus of the Sikhs, was born in the village of Talwandi, now called Nankana Sahib, near Lahore in present-day Pakistan. ... Nankana Sahib, also known as Raipur and Rai-Bhoi-di-Talwandi is a village in the state of Punjab (a portion of the proposed sovereign state Khalistan) in present-day Pakistan. ... Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a Sikh ruler of the Punjab. ... Gujranwala is a city in Punjab, Pakistan with a population of 3. ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ...

The region contains the Thar and Cholistan deserts. The Indus river and its many tributaries traverse the Punjab from north to south. The name Punjab is composition of "Panj" and "Ab", which means "five waters," referring to the Beas, Ravi, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum rivers. Part of Indus river also lies in Punjab, but it is not considered one of the "five" rivers. Despite its dry climate, extensive irrigation makes it a rich agricultural region. Its canal-irrigation system established by the British is the largest in the world. Wheat and cotton are the largest crops. Other crops include rice, sugarcane, millet, corn, oilseeds, pulses, fruits, and vegetables. Livestock and poultry production are also important. The Thar Desert (also known as the Great Indian Desert) is a desert located in the state of Rajasthan in northwest India. ... The Cholistan Desert is located in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. ... The Indus (सिन्‍धु नदी) (known as Sindhu to Indians and in Sanskrit, as Sinthos in Greek, and Sindus in Latin) is the principal river of Pakistan. ... Beas is a small town in Punjab (India) located between the cities of Amritsar and Jalandhar along the banks of the river Beas. ... Ravi could refer to any of these : Ravi, a Hindu solar deity. ... The Sutlej is the longest of the five rivers of Punjab (five waters) that flows through Northern India, with its source in Tibet near Mount Kailash. ... The Chenab River rises in the Himalayan ranges of Kashmir and flows through the plains of the Punjab, forming the boundary between the Rechna and the Jech Doabs. ... The Jhelum River is the largest and most western of the five rivers of the Punjab province of Pakistan. ... The Indus is a river; the Indus River. ...

Punjab is one of the most industrialized provinces of Pakistan; its manufacturing industries produce textiles, sports goods, machinery, electrical appliances, surgical instruments, metals, bicycles and rickshas, floor coverings, and processed foods.

Important Cities

Main article:List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan Following is a list of cities and major towns in Punjab, Pakistan: Ahmadpur East Alipur Arifwala Attock City Attock Khurd Bahawalnagar Bahawalpur Bhakkar Bhalwal Chakwal Chaubara Chichawatni Chiniot Chistian Mandi Choa Saidan Shah Chunian Daska Dera Ghazi Khan Dipalpur Dunyapur Faisalabad Fatehjang Fort Abbas Gojra Gujar Khan Gujranwala Gujrat Hafizabad...

• Bahwalpur
• Chenab Naghar (Rabwah)
• Faisalabad
• Gujranwala
• Gujrat
• Lahore
• Multan
• Rawalpindi
• Sialkot
• Taxila

Bahawalpur is a city of Pakistan (1998 pop. ... Rabwah is a city in the Punjab, Pakistan, which has recently been renamed Chenab Naghar against the will of its residents. ... Faisalābad is the third largest city in Pakistan. ... Gujranwala is a city in Punjab, Pakistan with a population of 3. ... Gujrat is a city in Pakistan located in the Punjab province. ... Lahore (لاةور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ... Masoleum of Rukn-i-Alam Multan is a city in Pakistan and capital of Multan district in the Punjab Province. ... Rawalpindi is a city near Islamabad, Pakistan. ... Sialkot is a city in Pakistan, located in the province of Punjab. ... The Dharmajika Stupa in Taxila, Pakistan Taxila is an archaeological site, located in the Punjab province of Pakistan, west of the Islamabad Capital Territory and Rawalpindi, on the border of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province and just off the Grand Trunk Road. ...

External Links

• Picture Gallery of Punjab on itsPakistan (http://www.itspakistan.net/pakistan/gallery_punjab.aspx)