3. PUNJAB : Land of Five rivers
•Punjab is a state in
northwest India.
•Five rivers :
Beas, Jhelum, Chenab, R
avi and Sutlej.
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5. PROFILE
• District(s): 20
• Capital: Chandigarh
• Largest city:Ludhiana
• Population:24,289,296 (15th)
• Language(s): Punjabi
• Area :50,362 km2
6. 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.
7. • 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.
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9. 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.
10. CULTURE :
Punjabi Music
• Bhangra is one of the many
Punjabi musical art forms.
• Punjabi Classical music is
increasingly becoming popular in
the west .
11. Punjabi Wedding Tradition
•Punjabi wedding traditions and ceremonies
are traditionally conducted in Punjabi.
• They are a strong reflection of Punjabi
culture.
16. 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.
18. 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.
