Punjab

Punjab or Panjab, derived from the medieval Persian language meaning the land of five ("Panj") rivers ("aab"), may refer to:

Geographical regions

* Punjab region, an area of South Asia spanning from eastern Pakistan to north-western India
** Punjab (India), the part of the Punjab which became part of India
** Punjab (Pakistan), the part of the Punjab which became part of Pakistan
* Panjab District, Afghanistan

In former countries, states and provinces:
* Punjab (British India), a former province of British India.
* Punjab Hill States Agency, an administrative unit of British India
* Patiala and East Punjab States Union, a former state of India
* East Punjab, the part of the Punjab which became part of India
* West Punjab, the part of the Punjab which became part of Pakistan

In other:
* Punjab lasso, a weapon made of cat gut used to strangle people, mentioned in Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera
* Punjab, a character in the Little Orphan Annie comic strip, and the musical "Annie"

See also:
* Punjab Assembly (disambiguation)
* Punjabi language