Punjab is a state that covers 50,362 square kilometers area. There are many towns and cities in Punjab. Most popular destinations are Chandigarh, Jalandhar and Ludhiana. Business corporates as well as leisure travelers visit these cities. The name "Punjab" means "land of five rivers" and derives from the Persian words 'panj,' meaning five, and 'aab,' meaning water. The major cities in this part of punjab are Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and Nawan Shahr.
With Punjab in the northwestern India, is bounded on the west by Pakistan, on the north by Jammu and Kashmir, on the north east by Himachal Pradesh and on the south by Haryana and Rajasthan. The Indian Punjab is the wealthiest state in the country per capita, with most of the revenue generated from agriculture.
The chief manufactures are textiles, sewing machines, sports goods, sugar, starch, fertilizers, bicycles, scientific instruments, electrical goods, machine tools and pine oil.
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Places of Interest |
| Amritsar |
Golden Temple, Jallianwala Bagh, Company Bagh, Gobindgarh Fort, Gurudwara Shaheed Baba Deep Singh, Sarai Amanat Khan, Museum of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Guru Nanak Dev University and Khalsa College in the city. |
| Bathinda |
Takht Sri Damdama Sahib Or Talwandi Sabo, Mazaar Of Peer Haji Rattan, Maisar Khana and The Bathinda Fort. |
| Faridkot |
Samadhi of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. |
| Gurdaspur |
A temple of 'Lord Shiva at Pathankot, Gurdwara Kandh Sahib at Batala, Doong Caves, Muslim Tombs. |
| Hoshiarpur |
Shessh Mahal, A tomb of Sant Jamal, Dating back to 1250 A.D., Mufti Mosque and Kazi Mosque. |
| Jalandhar |
Fort of Phillaur, 4 th Century Jama Masjid, Sarais of Nakodar and Noor Mahal. |
| Kapurthala |
Gurdwara Ber Sahib at Sultanpur Lodhi, Panj Mandir, Tomb of Pir Jumme Shah Darwesh Pind and Palace of Maharaja Jagatjit Singh. |
| Ludhiana |
Hatur, Gurdwara Charan Kanwala at Machhiwara, Gurdwara Alamgir, Gurdwara Nanaksar Sahib. |
| Patiala |
Patiala Fort, Sheesh Mahal, Moti Bagh Palace, Gurdwara Dukh Niwaran Sahib, Bahadurgarh Fort and Mughal Sarai at Shambhu. |
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