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==Districts and Other Areas== | ==Districts and Other Areas== | ||
| − | * [[Attock District]] | + | * [[Cambellpur District]] (now [[Attock District]]) |
* [[Chenab Colony]] | * [[Chenab Colony]] | ||
* [[Jhelum District]] | * [[Jhelum District]] | ||
* [[Lahore District]] | * [[Lahore District]] | ||
* [[Montgomery District]] (now Sahiwal District) | * [[Montgomery District]] (now Sahiwal District) | ||
| + | * [[Shahpur District]] | ||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
Revision as of 13:38, 4 October 2008
| Punjab | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
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| Place Name: | Punjab |
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| Country: | India and Pakistan |
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Punjab was partitioned between India and Pakistan in 1947.
Contents
History
The entire province became part of British India in 1849 after the Second Anglo Sikh War.
Capital
Cities and Towns
In India
In Pakistan
- Attock
- Dera Ghazi Khan
- Fort Munro
- Gujerat (now spelt Gujrat)
- Jhelum
- Khewra
- Lahore
- Lyallpur (now Faisalabad)
- Montgomery (now Sahiwal)
- Multan
- Murree
- Rawalpindi
- Pind Dadan Khan
- Sialkot
Princely States
- Bahawalpur State (now in Pakistan)
- Patiala State (now in India)
Districts and Other Areas
- Cambellpur District (now Attock District)
- Chenab Colony
- Jhelum District
- Lahore District
- Montgomery District (now Sahiwal District)
- Shahpur District
