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Punjab Province (province) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 30 51 37 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 30.8602 decimal degrees |
| Long: 072 19 11 E degrees minutes |
Long: 72.3198 decimal degrees |
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Note: Shared history with Punjabi Suba (India) until 1947; evidence of prehistoric cultures; subject to various rulers including Alexander the Great, Asoka, Mahmud of Ghazni, the Sikhs, and the British. |
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| Punjab (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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............ | derived from Hindu meaning 5 waters, referring to 5 major rivers originating in province |
| Province of the Punjab (C,V)
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| Punjab Province (C,V,O,English-P)
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| Punjabi (C,V,English,U,A)
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| PK04 (C,V,FIPS,English,U)
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| Punjab, Province of the (C,V)
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| Пенджаб (C,U,Russian)
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| Western Punjab (H,V)
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| West Punjab (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| province (preferred, B) |
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autonomous province 1937-1947 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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