Punjab

Summary

Punjab is a region^[1]. Punjab ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,147 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Punjab is in the country of Pakistan^[3].
• Punjab is in the country of India^[4].
• Punjab is on the body of water Beas River^[5].
• Punjab is on the body of water Chenab River^[6].
• Punjab is on the body of water Jhelum River^[7].
• Punjab is on the body of water Ravi River^[8].
• Punjab is on the body of water Sutlej^[9].
• Punjab's image is recorded as Punjab map (topographic) with cities.png^[10].
• Punjab's instance of is recorded as region^[11].
• Punjab's instance of is recorded as cultural region^[12].
• 5 is named after Punjab^[13].
• river is named after Punjab^[14].
• Punjab's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 105144814393019265730^[15].
• Punjab's GND ID is recorded as 4047850-6^[16].
• Punjab's IdRef ID is recorded as 027835723^[17].
• Punjab's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00629038^[18].
• Punjab's Commons category is recorded as Punjab region^[19].
• Punjab's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31, 'lon': 74}^[20].
• Punjab's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/065ms^[21].
• Punjab's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge130346^[22].
• Punjab's significant event is recorded as Aornos^[23].
• Punjab's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Punjab^[24].
• Punjab's page banner is recorded as Punjab banner.jpg^[25].
• Punjab's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX455877^[26].
• Punjab's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 6027560^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Pakistan^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Pakistan^[29], founded in 1947^[30] and India^[4], a country^[31], in India^[32], founded in 1947^[33]. Adjacent water bodies include Beas River^[5], a river^[34], in India^[35]; Chenab River^[6], a river^[36], in India^[37]; Jhelum River^[7], a river^[38], in India^[39]; Ravi River^[8], a transboundary river^[40], in India^[41]; and Sutlej^[9], a river^[42], in People's Republic of China^[43].

Physical Characteristics

Punjab's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+355591'}^[44].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region^[11] and cultural region^[12].

History and Context

Things named after include 5^[13], a prime number^[45] and river^[14], an ecosystem type^[46].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Punjab include Punjabi^[47], a modern language^[48], in Pakistan^[49] and Punjab^[50], a state of India^[51], in India^[52], founded in 1956^[53].

Why It Matters

Punjab ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,147 views/month).^[2] Punjab has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] Punjab is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for Punjab include Punjabi^[47], a modern language^[48], in Pakistan^[49] and Punjab^[50], a state of India^[51], in India^[52], founded in 1956^[53].