The Word PUNJAB is originated from Persian Language. which means land of five Rivers.
where is punj means five and Aab means water. The Punjab is located North-West of INDIA. The shape of the Punjab is triangular. Its Latitude extention is 29° 30' north to 32°32' North latitude and its longitude extension is 73°55' east to 76°50' east longitude.
Punjab shares its land boundary with 3 states and 2 union territories. In its south Rajasthan and Haryana states share boundary. Haryana shares boundary its south-east also. In its East, the Himachal Pradesh state shares boundary.
Two Union Territories Jammu & Kashmir and Chandigarh share boundary with Punjab.
The total area of Punjab is 50,362 km2 which is 1.54 % of the total geographical Area of India.
Amongst 28 States of India, Punjab exist on 20th position. only Ladakh union territory's rank is more than Punjab.
Punjab shares international boundary with Pakistan. Which is called RAD CLIFFE LINE. Total length of the boundary between Punjab and Pakistan is approximately 553 KM.
The Satluj and The Ravi rivers make natural boundary between Pakistan and India.
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