PUNJAB

GEOGRAPHY

• Land of Five Rivers

• Indus, Jehlum, Chanab, Ravi, Sutlaj

• Population-wise the largest

• Population is 110,012,442 as of 2017.

• Contains major city of the country

• Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Multan and Gujranwala
 DIVISIONS AND DISTRICTS
Punjab

Bahawalpur Dera Ghazi Khan Faisalabad Gujranwala Lahore

Bahawalnagar Layyah Chiniot Gujrat Kasur

Muzaffargarh Jhang Nankana Sahib

Rahimyar Hafizabad
Khan
Toba Tek Sheikhupura
Rajanpur Singh Mandi Bahauddin

Narowal

Sialkot
DIVISIONS AND DISTRICTS
Punjab

Rawalpind
Multan Sahiwal Sargodha
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Khanewa
l Attock Okara Bhakkar

Lodhran Chakwal Pakpattan Khushab

Vehari Mianwali
Jehlum
CULTURE
•Epitome of life in the region of pakistan
• Cradle of civilization since time immemorial.
•The ruins of Harappa show an advanced urban culture that flourished over 5000 years
ago .
•Taxila, another historic landmark also stands out as a proof of the achievements of the
area in learning, arts and crafts in bygone ages.
LANGUAGE

•Punjabi
• Widely spoken language in Pakistan.
• First language of more than 44% of Pakistanis.
DRESS AND FOOD
• Traditional Dress
• Pagri(turban), dhoti, kurta, khusa for men.
• Gharara, choridar pajama, colorful shalwar kameez, paranda, choli/duppata,
khusa, kola puri chappal or tillay wali jutti for women.

• Traditional Food
• Sarson ka saag
• Chicken
• Kababs
• Curry Pakora
• Jalebi
• Daal makhani
• Lamb
FESTIVALS
• Traditional
• Basant ( Celebrated in “Magh” according to punjabi calendar )
• Baisakhi ( Celebrated after the harvesting in April )
• National Horse and Cattle Show

• Islamic
• Shab-e-barat ( Celebrated in Sha’ban )
• Eid Milad-un-Nabi ( Celebrated in Rabi-ul-Awal )
• Eid-ul-Fitar ( Celebrated on 1st of Shawal )
• Eid-ul-Adha ( Celebrated in Zilhajj )
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND
DANCE
• Musical Instruments
• Dhol
• Chimta
• Tabla

• Dance
• Most common dance which is performed in every festivals of Punjab is “Bhangra”.
NATURAL RESOURCES
• Punjab is gifted with the lot of natural resources which includes
• Agriculture ( Crops, wheat, maize, bajra, etc )
• Forests (An area of 38,483 Hectares is under forests, which is about 10% of
the total area of the district. )
• Livestock ( Goat, Cattle, Sheep )
• Ores and Minerals
• Jhelum has very rich reserves of mineral resources.
• Khewra Mine is the biggest reservoir of Salt in Pakistan.
• Coal, Brine, Gypsum, Lime Stone, Marble.
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