PUNJAB

PUNJAB : Land of Five rivers

•Punjab is a state in northwest India

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•Five rivers : Beas, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej.

Two of the Rivers Passing

PROFILE• District(s): 20

• Capital: Chandigarh

• Largest city:Ludhiana

• Population:24,289,296 (15th)

• Language(s): Punjabi

• Area :50,362 km2 

History

• The Indian state of Punjab was created in 1947.

• Akbar : Mughal ruler was crowned in Gurdaspur district of Punjab..

•The Golden throne of Punjab.

• The capital of the undivided Punjab province, Lahore, ended up in West Pakistan after partition.

• Chandigarh : union territory which serves as the capital of both Punjab and Haryana.

Places in Raj Province

GEOGRAPHY

•Punjab extends from the latitudes 29.30° N to 32.32° N

•Longitudes 73.55° E to 76.50° E.

•Due to the presence of a large number of rivers, most of the Punjab is a fertile plain.

CULTURE :

Punjabi Music

• Bhangra is one of the many Punjabi musical art forms.

• Punjabi Classical music is increasingly becoming popular in the west .

Punjabi Wedding Tradition

•Punjabi wedding traditions and ceremonies are traditionally conducted in Punjabi.

• They are a strong reflection of Punjabi culture.

Punjabi Attire

Cuisine

•Punjabi cuisine can be non-vegetarian or completely vegetarian.

•Exclusive Punjabi dishes Mah Di Dal and Saron Da Saag (Sarson Ka Saag).

RELIGIONS OF PUNJAB

•SIKHISM•ISLAM

•HINDUISM

Tourist Destinations

• Chhatbir Zoological Park: Famous for Lion safari, apart from star attraction Royal Bengal Tigers.

• Bhakra-Nangal: Bhakra dam, the highest dam of its kind I the world spans the river Sutlej, its poer houses light up all of North India.

Golden Temple Hari Mandir

Flora and Fauna

• There are no natural forests in the plains.

• Mango is largely cultivated in the south-east of the Punjab .

• The silkworm is reared with great skill and industry.

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