Punjab is a region located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, divided between two countries: India and Pakistan.
- Punjab, India is a state in northwestern India. It borders the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, Rajasthan to the southwest, and the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir to the north and Chandigarh to the east. To the west, it shares an international border with Pakistan's Punjab province. The state covers about 50,362 square kilometers and has a population of over 27 million. Its capital is Chandigarh, a union territory that also serves as the capital of Haryana. Punjab in India is known for its Punjabi-speaking population and Sikh cultural heritage
- Punjab, Pakistan is a province in eastern Pakistan. It is bordered by the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the northwest, Balochistan to the southwest, Sindh to the south, and the federal capital territory of Islamabad to the north. Its capital and largest city is Lahore. Punjab in Pakistan is the most populous province with over 127 million people and covers an area of about 205,344 square kilometers. It is a fertile region drained by five rivers, part of the Indus River system
Thus, Punjab refers to a larger cultural and historical region split by the India-Pakistan border, with Punjab state in India on the eastern side and Punjab province in Pakistan on the western side
