Punjab (Pakistan)
The Punjab or Panjab (
Urdu: ) province of
Pakistan is the country's most populous region and is home to the
Punjabis and various other groups. Neighbouring areas are
Sindh to the south,
Balochistan and the
North West Frontier Province to the west, Pakistani administered
Azad Kashmir, Indian administered
Jammu and Kashmir and
Islamabad to the north, and
Indian Punjab and
Rajasthan to the east. The main languages are
Punjabi,
Seraiki, and
Urdu and the provincial capital is
Lahore. The name Punjab literally translates from the
Persian words Pañj (پنج), meaning "five", and Āb (آب) meaning "water". Thus "Punjab" can be translated as "(the) five waters" - and hence the land of the five rivers, referring to the
Beas,
Ravi,
Sutlej,
Chenab and
Jhelum rivers. These five rivers are tributary to the
Indus, part of which lies in Punjab, but is not considered one of the "five" rivers.
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Penjab (Pakistan)
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab (Pakistan)
Il Punjab è la regione più popolosa del
Pakistan (73,6 milioni, più della metà del totale) e la seconda più vasta (205.340 km2), situata ad ovest del Paese, al confine con l'
India, dove si trova uno
stato omonimo. La divisione del 1947 fra
India e Pakistan portò qui ad uno dei più massicci scambi di popolazione su linee religiose.
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Punjab (Pakistan)