Punjab is a historical region in northern India and Pakistan divided by partition in 1947. It takes its name from the five rivers that flow through it towards the Indus River. The Punjab region has a rich cultural heritage including Punjabi literature, folk music, and dance. It is also an agriculturally important region, particularly the Pakistani province of Punjab which is a major producer of wheat. Punjabi language and religions including Sikhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity are prevalent.
2. Punjab (historic region), historical region in the northwestern part of the subcontinent of India. The region is now divided into the province of Punjab in Pakistan and the states of Punjab , Himachal Pardesh and Haryāna in India.
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5. CULTURE The Punjab region has a rich cultural tradition. Punjabi literature dates to the Islamic poetry of Attar, a 13th-century follower of Sufism. Romantic folk ballads such as the Hir Ranjha, Sohni Mahiwal, and Mirza Sahiban have remained popular in the region. Giddha—a dance that originated in the region—and both Sikh and Muslim musical forms are still common across the Punjab.
6. Punjab Province, Pakistan Camels serve as pack animals for grain harvested in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Punjab is the richest agricultural region of the country, accounting for much of Pakistan’s wheat crop.
