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General Information About Punjab

Punjab is a state in North India, forming a part of the better Punjab vicinity. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast, Rajasthan to the southwest, and the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west. The state capital is placed in Chandigarh, a Union Territory and also the capital of the neighbouring state of Haryana. After the partition of India in 1947, the Punjab province of British India was once divided between India and Pakistan. The Indian Punjab used to be divided in 1966 with the formation of the brand new states of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh alongside the current state of Punjab.

Punjab is the one Sikh majority state in India with Sikhs being almost 60% of the total population of the state. Agriculture is the largest industry in Punjab. Different main industries comprise the manufacturing of scientific devices, agricultural goods, electrical goods, economic offerings, laptop instruments, textiles, stitching machines, physical activities items, starch, tourism, fertilisers, bicycles, clothes, and the processing of pine oil and sugar. Punjab additionally has the most important quantity of steel rolling mill plants in India, which are placed in "steel city"—Mandi Gobindgarh in the Fatehgarh Sahib district. It's also recognized for the physical games hub—Jalandhar

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Punjab History

For the duration of the period when the epic Mahabharata was once written, round 800–400 BCE, Punjab was once known as Trigarta and ruled by means of Katoch kings.The Indus Valley Civilization spanned a lot of the Punjab neighborhood with cities corresponding to Rupar. The Vedic Civilization spread alongside the length of the Sarasvati River to quilt most of northern India together with Punjab. This civilisation shaped subsequent cultures within the Indian subcontinent. The Punjab vicinity was conquered by way of many historic empires together with the Gandhara, Nandas, Mauryas, Shungas, Kushans, Guptas, Palas, Gurjara-Pratiharas and Hindu Shahis. The furthest japanese extent of Alexander the quality's exploration used to be along the Indus River. Agriculture flourished and buying and selling cities akin to Jalandhar, Sangrur and Ludhiana grew in wealth.

Punjab Culture

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The culture of Punjab has many elements including music such as bhangra, an extensive religious and non-religious dance tradition, a long history of poetry in the Punjabi language, a significant Punjabi film industry which dates back to before Partition, a vast range of cuisine which has become widely popular abroad, and a number of seasonal and harvest festivals such as Lohri, Basant, Vaisakhi and Teeyan, all of which are celebrated in addition to the religious festivals of India.

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Amritsar

Amritsar is a metropolis in the northwestern Indian state of Punjab, 28 kilometers from the border with Pakistan. At the middle of its walled historic town, the gilded Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) is the holiest gurdwara (devout complicated) of the Sikh faith. It’s at the finish of a causeway, surrounded by way of the sacred Amrit Sarovar tank (lake), the place pilgrims bathe. Within the Golden Temple intricate, the Sikh Museum contains artwork, manuscripts & weapons. A free langar (kitchen) feeds tens of thousands everyday.


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Jalandhar

Jalandhar, formerly Jullundur, is a city in the Doaba region of northwestern India state of Punjab. The oldest city in Punjab and one of the oldest in the country, Jalandhar has seen rapid urbanisation and developed into a highly industrialised centre of commercial activity in recent years. Jalandhar is now entered in the [Smart City] project under the second list. Jalandhar was the capital of Punjab from India's independence until Chandigarh was built in 1953. On the Grand Trunk Road, it is a major rail and road junction and is 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh.


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Patiala

Patiala is a city in southeastern Punjab, in northern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the Qila Mubarak (the Fortunate Castle). It was constructed by militiamen Sardar Lakhna and Baba Ala Singh in 1763.

Punjab Weather

The highest temperatures generally occur in mid-could and June. The temperature stays above forty °C (104 °F) within the whole area for the period of this period. Ludhiana recorded the highest highest temperature at 46.1 °C (a hundred and fifteen.0 °F) with Patiala and Amritsar recording forty five.5 °C (113.9 °F). The maximum temperature throughout the summer in Ludhiana remains above 41 °C (106 °F) for a duration of one and a half months. These areas experience the bottom temperatures in January. The solar rays are oblique for the duration of these months and the cold winds control the temperature at sunlight hours. Punjab experiences its minimum temperature from December to February. The bottom temperature was recorded at Amritsar (0.2 °C (32.Four °F)) and Ludhiana stood second with zero.5 °C (32.9 °F).

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