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 Gurdaspur
Hoshiarpur
Amritsar
Jalandhar
Nawanshar
Ferozepur
Moga
Faridkot
Kapurthala
Ludhiana
Ropar
Muktsar
Bhatinda
Mansa
Sangrur
Patiala
Fatehgarh
Sahib
Punjab the land of five rivers and integrated cultural
history, is a treasure trove for an avid tourist.
For this land of the great Gurus not only boasts
of ancient monuments but throbs with historical
embodiments. It is no secret that whoever comes
to this land of golden yellow fields with Blue Mountains
providing the romantic and picturesque backdrop
has never gone back without imbibing the essence
of Punjab. There is no dearth of breathtaking places,
for Punjab was the seat of royalty, as the imposing
Quila Mubarak will tell you. Museums Galore and
so are the religious places with the Golden Temple
offering soccour to the mind and the soul of anyone
visiting. If you are a wild life freak, then Punjab
can take you on a tour of sanctuaries, which are
hot favorites with the migratory birds. Since the
state borders Pakistan, there are two main posts
from which you can peep into the land, which was
once the integral part of Punjab, and experience
the feelings of people separated by a line drawn
by mankind.
The much truncated India's portion of present Punjab
is divided into three natural regions: The Mujha,
The Doaba and the Malwa.
MAJHA
Majha starts northward from the Right Bank of river
Beas and stretches upto the Wagha village, which
marks the boundary between India and Pakistan. Majha
in Punjabi means the heartland. The region is divided
into two districts, Amritsar and Gurdaspur.
DOABA
The Doaba of Punjab is bounded by the Rivers Sutlej
in the south and Beas in the north. The area is
divided into four districts Jalandhar, Nawanshahar,
Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur named after these main
towns.
MALWA
The area South of the river Sutlej is called Malwa.
Th stuck because a clan called Molois (sometimes
Malawis in ancient works) once ruled this area which
have spread upto the present State of Gujrat which
known as the Subah of Malwa as late as the Mughul
times. Malwa the largest part of the Punjab is divided
into the following 12 districts after the names
of their headquarters.
Bathinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ferozepur,
Ludhiana, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar, Nawan Shahar, Patiala,
Ropar, Sangrur.
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