INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The name Punjab is made of two words Punj (Five) + Aab (Water) i.e. land of five rivers. These five rivers of Punjab are Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum. Only Sutlej, Ravi and Beas rivers flow in today’s Punjab. The other two rivers are now in the state of Punjab, situated in Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Punjab is known as the land of five rivers. These rivers include the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Satluj. Although Indus flowed in the same region, it is not part of the five rivers that Punjab is named after.

Detailed explanation-3: -The name Panjnad means “five rivers", from Sanskrit pancha ("five") and nadī́ ("river"). The Panjnad River is formed by successive confluence or merger of the five rivers of the Punjab, namely Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.

Detailed explanation-4: -The five major rivers of India are Ganga, Yamuna, Indus, Godavari and Brahmaputra.

Detailed explanation-5: -Punjab means “land of five rivers, ‘’ stemming from the Persian words ‘panj, ‘ meaning ‘five, ‘ and ‘aab, ‘ meaning ‘water.’ The five rivers-Beas, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Sutlej-are now divided between India and Pakistan.