Punjab - Province of Pakistan

PUNJAB 

(PROVINCE OF PAKISTAN)

The word Punjab was formally introduced by the Mughals in the early 17th century CE. It is the combination of the Persian words panj (five) and ab (water), thus the (land of ) five water. Punjab has its own system of five rivers so that's why we called this as Punjab.

The five rivers are following;

1:  Ravi

 

 2: Chenab

3: Jehlum

4: Satluj

5: Sindh 

 Punjab is the second largest province in term of  land area at 205,344 km² after Balochistan. Punjab is the biggest province of Pakistan with respect to the population. Immigrants from neighboring regions, such as the Kashmiri, Pashtun and Baluch, also important element in the Punjab population.

 PUNJAB'S CLIMATE

 The climate of Punjab is mixed some regional areas are too cold as Murree and some are hot but not too hot. Despite its generally dry climate, extensive irrigation by the river and canals makes it a rich agricultural region.Punjab has three major seasons according to its climate.

1) Hot weather (April to June) when temperature rises as high as 110 °F.

2) Rainy season (July to September).

3) Cooler season (October to March). Temperature goes down as low as  40 °F.

CROPS OF PUNJAB

Wheat and cotton are the largest crops. Other crops include rice, sugarcane, millet, corn, oilseeds, pulses, fruits, and vegetables. Livestock, poultry and fish production are account for its major produces.

CAPITAL OF PUNJAB

Lahore is the capital of Punjab, which has been the historical capital of the region. The major language spoken in the Punjab is Punjabi and Punjabis comprise the largest ethnic group. Once Sikhs dominated the Pakistani Punjab and many important Sikh shrines still exist including the birthplace of the Guru Nanak (born at Nankana Sahib). However, since partition, majority of the population is now Muslim.​


ECONOMY OF PUNJAB

Punjab's economy is mainly agricultural, although industry makes a substantial contribution. The total geographic and reported areas are 20.66 and 16.30 million hectares respectively. 11.35 million hectares of the reported areas are under cultivation while 0.43 million hectares are under forests. Punjab commands one the largest canal irrigation systems of the world; 41.3 per cent of total cultivable land is irrigated solely by canals, while another 41.1 per cent by canal tube wells.​