Punjab is divided into Three regions according to flow of rivers.These are Majha,Malwa and Doaba. The region lying between Ravi and Beas is called Majha. Same as lying between Beas and Sutlej is called Doaba. The region lying in the South of Sutlej river is called Malwa.
MAJHA Region-
- It means 'middle' or 'center', historically is the name given to undivided Punjab before 1947.
- After dividation in 1947, comprising only two districts- Amritsar and Gurdaspur.
- Tarn-tarn district was formed in 2006.It was carved out of Amritsar.
- Pathankot has been carved out from Gurdaspur and declared as district on July,2011.
- There is a confluence of Beas and Satluj at Harike in Tarn-tarn district.
DOABA Region.-
The word 'DOABA' itself define its meaning. The word 'DO' means Two and 'AB' means Water.So Doaba means 'Land between two rivers' .
- There are 4 districts in Doaba region in which Jalandhar is famous for sports goods.
- Name of Nawashahr was changed in Sep.2008 to Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar(SBS Nagar) as martyr Bhagat Singh's ancestral village Khatkar kalan is in this district.
- Kapurthala district consists of two parts of territory, main Kapurthala-Sultanpur Lodhi and second is Phagwara tehsil.
- Hoshirpur is most literate district of Punjab.
- Malwa region is the largest region of Punjab.It comprises total 14 districts of Punjab.
- Ludhiana is the most populous city of Punjab and is the hub of industry.
- Mansa is the small district in terms of population and area.It was formed on April.1992 from Bathinda district.
- Moga & Mukatsar were declared as districts on Nov.1995 before this both districts were part of Faridkot district.
- Mohali (SAS Nagar) was carved out of Ropar (rup nagar) on April 2006.New name of Mohali district is Ajitgarh.
- Barnala became a district on Nov.2006,prior to this it was a part of Sangrur District.
- Fazilka was announced on July 2011 as district of Punjab and was carved out of Ferozpur district.
- Malerkotla is 23rd district of Punjab, declared in May 2021. It is carved out of Sangrur district.
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Doaba meaning is here majha meaning is here but literal meaning of malwa is absent
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