Punjab
Discover Punjab
The Punjab (Gurumukhi Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬ; Shahmukhi Punjabi: پنجاب; IPA: [pəɲdʒaːb]) is a populous and prosperous area of the Indian subcontinent. The name comes from the Persian words panj (five) and āb (water), thus the (land of) five rivers. Four of them – Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej – are tributaries of the mighty Indus and the fifth, the Beas, is a tributary of the Sutlej. The Indus River runs along the western edge of the area, in places forming the border between the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
What to Experience in Punjab
Taste of Punjab...
The people of the Punjab are hospitable. Punjabi people are usually kind at heart. You will most likely not feel threatened while you are there, but take the usual precautions. Especially in Pakistan, they tend to welcome foreigners very warmly.
Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsThere are six international airports in the Punjab: five in Pakistan and one in India. The Grand Trunk Road connects the Indian Punjab with the Pakistani Punjab. The road's complete course is from the Bangladeshi city of Chittagong to the Pakistani city of Peshawar. The Punjab is home to many well-known historical sites including the Shalimar Gardens, the Indus Valley Civilisation and the Taxila University. Amritsar is famous for its Golden Temple and the Jallianwala Bagh incident in 1919. Chandigarh is the first planned city of India designed by a Swiss-French architect. Wagah is a town situated at the border of India and Pakistan, which is regularly open for foreigners. The people of the Punjab are hospitable. Punjabi people are usually kind at heart. You will most likely not feel threatened while you are there, but take the usual precautions. Especially in Pakistan, they tend to welcome foreigners very warmly....
Regions
Explore AreasToday India and Pakistan each have a state called Punjab. Each contains a small capital territory that is administered separately. Under the British, what are now the states of Himachal Pradesh and Ha…...
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
The Punjab is home to many well-known historical sites including the Shalimar Gardens, the Indus Valley Civilisation and the Taxila University. Amritsar is famous for its Golden Temple and the Jallianwala Bagh incident in 1919. Chandigarh is the first planned city of India designed by a Swiss-French architect. Wagah is a town situated at the border of India and Pakistan, which is regularly open for foreigners. The people of the Punjab are hospitable. Punjabi people are usually kind at heart. You will most likely not feel threatened while you are there, but take the usual precautions. Especially in Pakistan, they tend to welcome foreigners very warmly.
Money & Budget
The people of the Punjab are hospitable. Punjabi people are usually kind at heart. You will most likely not feel threatened while you are there, but take the usual precautions. Especially in Pakistan, they tend to welcome foreigners very warmly.
Language & Talk
Punjabi is the main language in the region and widely spoken on both sides of the border. Most educated people on the Indian side of the border speak Hindi as a second language, while those on the Pakistani side of the border speak Urdu. For the use of English there is wide diversity between different areas of the Punjab. Education is generally high in big cities and a great many residents understand and speak a form of English. You will not have any problem communicating in English in major cities. At most places, most people you will encounter can communicate in broken English at the very least. There are six international airports in the Punjab: five in Pakistan and one in India. The Grand Trunk Road connects the Indian Punjab with the Pakistani Punjab.
Safety Information
Safety Overview
The people of the Punjab are hospitable. Punjabi people are usually kind at heart. You will most likely not feel threatened while you are there, but take the usual precautions. Especially in Pakistan, they tend to welcome foreigners very warmly.