Deccan, or the Deccan, refers to the south-central region of the Indian subcontinent, south of the Narmada river. [1]
Deccan
پنجاب ਪੰਜਾਬ Panjāb | |
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Region | |
| Nickname: Land of the five rivers | |
_with_cities.png) Location of Punjab in South Asia | |
| Countries | |
| Areas | See below |
| Area | |
| • Total | 358,354.5 km2 (138,361.4 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | c. 190 million |
| Demonym | Punjabi |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic groups | Punjabis Minor: Haryanvis, Dogras, Saraikis, Pashtuns, Muhajirs, Kashmiris, Biharis[9] |
| • Languages | Punjabi Minor: Hindustani (Urdu-Hindi), Punjabi dialects (Saraiki, Hindko, Pahari-Pothwari, Dogri), Haryanvi, Pashto |
| • Religions |  Islam (60.1%) Hinduism (28.5%) Sikhism (9.5%) Christianity (1.4%)Others (0.3%) |
| Time zones | UTC+05:30 (IST (India)) |
| UTC+05:00 (PKT (Pakistan)) | |
| Population, area and religious figures based on Punjab province borders | |
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Punjab (/pʌnˈdʒɑːb, -ˈdʒæb, ˈpʌn-/; Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ; Shahmukhi: پنجاب; Punjabi: [pənˈdʒaːb] ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb)[a] is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of eastern Pakistan and northern India. The boundaries of the region are ill-defined and focus on historical accounts.
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