Punjab
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Punjab or Panjab may refer to:
Geographical regions
Former countries, states and provinces
Other
Geographical regions
- Punjab regionPunjab regionThe Punjab , also spelled Panjab |water]]s"), is a geographical region straddling the border between Pakistan and India which includes Punjab province in Pakistan and the states of the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and some northern parts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi...
, an area of South Asia stretching from central Pakistan to northwest India- 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 DistrictPanjab DistrictPanjab district is in the central part of Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan. The capital is the town of Panjab. Panjab contains 5 valleys , the water running through the 5 valleys meet in the centre of the district...
, in Bamyan province, Afghanistan- Panjab, AfghanistanPanjab, AfghanistanPanjab is the capital of Panjab District - a mountainous district in the central part of the Bamyan Province, Afghanistan. The town is situated at 34°23'N 67°1'E and has an altitude of 2,758 m altitude, the population was 9,900 in the year 2004. There is an heliport with gravel surface.- External...
, capital of Panjab District
- Panjab, Afghanistan
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 AgencyPunjab States AgencyThe Punjab States Agency was a political office of the British Indian Empire. The agency was created in the 1930s, on the model of the Central India Agency and Rajputana Agency, and dealt with forty princely states in northwest India formerly dealt with by the british province of the Punjab...
(1930-1947), an administrative unit of British India - Punjab Hill States Agency (1936-1947), an administrative unit of British India
- East PunjabEast PunjabEast Punjab was the part of the Punjab region that went to India following the Partition of the Punjab Province of British India between India and Pakistan in 1947...
, the part of the British Punjab Province which became part of India after partition- East Punjab (state) (1947-1966)
- Patiala and East Punjab States UnionPatiala and East Punjab States UnionThe Patiala and East Punjab States Union was a state of India from 1948-56. It was created by combining eight princely states: Patiala, Jind, Nabha, Kapurthala, Faridkot, Kalsia, Malerkotla and Nalagarh. The state was inaugurated on July 15, 1948 and formally became a state of India in 1950. The...
(1948-1956), a former state of modern India
- West PunjabWest PunjabWest Punjab was a province of Pakistan from 1947 to 1955. The province covered an area of 160,622 km², including much of the current Punjab province and the Islamabad Capital Territory, but excluding the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The capital was the city of Lahore and the province...
, the part of the British Punjab Province which became part of Pakistan as a province after partition- West PunjabWest PunjabWest Punjab was a province of Pakistan from 1947 to 1955. The province covered an area of 160,622 km², including much of the current Punjab province and the Islamabad Capital Territory, but excluding the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The capital was the city of Lahore and the province...
Province (1947-1955) - Bahawalpur (princely state)
- West Punjab
Other
- Punjab International Public High SchoolPunjab International Public High SchoolPunjab International Public High School , is a Public high school in Bhawana, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established in 1994 by its founder, Miss Shahnaz Manzoor.-Religious study:Islamic studies are taught...
, a public school in Pakistan - Punjab, a character in the Little Orphan AnnieLittle Orphan AnnieLittle Orphan Annie was a daily American comic strip created by Harold Gray and syndicated by Tribune Media Services. The strip took its name from the 1885 poem "Little Orphant Annie" by James Whitcomb Riley, and made its debut on August 5, 1924 in the New York Daily News...
comic strip, and the related film and musical Annie
See also
- Punjab University (disambiguation)
- Punjab AssemblyPunjab AssemblyPunjab Assembly may refer to:* Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Pakistan* Punjab Legislative Assembly India* Punjab Legislative Assembly in British India...
- Punjabi (disambiguation)
- Punjabi languagePunjabi languagePunjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...