Punjab پنجاب ਪੰਜਾਬ |
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Region | |
Etymology: Pentapotamia | |
Location of Punjab in south Asia |
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Countries |
India Pakistan |
Areas | see below |
Demonym(s) | Punjabi |
Time zones | PKT (UTC+5) |
IST (UTC+05:30) | |
Language(s) | Punjabi |
The Punjab (/pʌnˈdʒɑːb/ ( listen), /-ˈdʒæb/, /ˈpʌndʒɑːb/, /-dʒæb/), also spelled Panjab (land of "five rivers";Punjabi: پنجاب (Shahmukhi); ਪੰਜਾਬ (Gurumukhi)), is a geographical and cultural region in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of eastern Pakistan and northern India. Not being a political unit, the boundaries of the region are ill-defined and focus on historical accounts.