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A Doab (Persian, Urdu: dō, lit. "two" + āb, lit. "water" or "river") is a term used in India and Pakistan for a "tongue" or tract of land lying between two confluent rivers. Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and [1]

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The Doab, Uttar Pradesh, India

A map of the Doab, shows the sub-regions, "Upper Doab," "Central or Middle Doab," and "Lower Doab."
A map of the Doab, shows the sub-regions, "Upper Doab," "Central or Middle Doab," and "Lower Doab. Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country "

The Doab, unqualified by the names of any rivers, designates the flat alluvial tract between the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in western and southwestern Uttar Pradesh state in India, extending from the Shiwalik range to the two rivers' confluence at Allahabad. The Ganges (ˈgænʤiːz also Ganga, Devanāgarī: hi गंगा in most Indian languages) is the major river in the Indian subcontinent For the goddess of the river who is sometimes called Yamuna see Yami The Yamuna (Sanskrit यमुना Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Sivalik Hills also known as the Sivalik mountains (also spelled Shiwalik, Shivalik, or Siwalik) and sometimes called Churia or Allahabad ( Hindi: इलाहाबाद Urdu: الہ آباد Ilāhābād) is a city in the north Indian state of Uttar

The Doab has an area of about 23,360 square miles (60,500 square km); it is approximately 500 miles (805 kilometers) in length and 60 miles (97 kilometers) in width.

The Doab figures prominently in history and myths of Vedic period; the epic Mahabharata, for example, is set in the Doab, around the city of Hastinapur. The Vedic Period (or Vedic Age) is the period in the History of India during which the Vedas, the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism, were being WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Hastinapur (हस्‍तिनापुर (Hastinapura in Sanskrit) is a town and a Nagar panchayat

The following districts form part of the Doab:

Upper Doab

Dehradun, Rishikesh, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Delhi, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahar

Central of Middle Doab

Mathura, Aligarh, Etah, Agra, Mainpuri, Etawah, Farrukhabad, Kanpur,

Lower Doab

Fatehpur, Kaushambi and Allahabad. Dehradun (देहरादून, also sometimes spelled Dehra Doon, is the capital city of the state of Uttarakhand (earlier called Uttaranchal WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Hrishikesh (ऋषिकेश is a city and a Municipal board in Dehradun district in WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Saharanpur ( Hindi: सहारनपुर Urdu: ????? ??? is a city and a Municipal WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Muzaffarnagar ( Hindi: मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर Urdu: مظفر نگر Meerut ( Hindi: मेरठ Urdu: میرٹھ is a city and a Municipal corporation in Meerut district in the Indian Delhi (दिल्ली ਦਿੱਲੀ دلی d̪ɪlːiː sometimes referred to as Dilli) is the second largest metropolis of India, with a population WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details--> Ghaziabad ( Hindi: गाज़ियाबाद Urdu: غازی آباد) is an industrial Gautam Buddha Nagar District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Bulandshahr ( Hindi:बुलंदशहर Urdu: بلند شہر) is a city and a Municipal board in Bulandshahr district Mathura ( IAST mathurā)( Hindi: मथुरा is a holy City in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Aligarh ( Hindi: अलीगढ़ Urdu: علی گڑھ) is a city in Aligarh District in the northern Indian WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Etah ( Urdu: ایٹا, Hindi: एटा is a town which is also the district headquarters Agra ( pronounced) (आगरा آگرا is a city on the banks of the Yamuna River in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Mainpuri is a city and a Municipal board in Mainpuri district in the Indian state WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Etawah is a City on the Yamuna River in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India Farrukhabad one of three Tehsils in the Farrukhabad District of the State of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. Kanpur ( Hindi: कानपुर Urdu: کان پور spelled as Cawnpore before 1948 is one of the most populous cities in the north India Fatehpur is a city and a Municipal board in Fatehpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Kaushambi district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Manjhanpur town is the district headquarters Allahabad ( Hindi: इलाहाबाद Urdu: الہ آباد Ilāhābād) is a city in the north Indian state of Uttar

The Punjab Doabs, Pakistan, India

A map of the Punjab region from 1947 showing the different doabs.
A map of the Punjab region from 1947 showing the different doabs. Punjab ( ਪੰਜਾਬ پنجاب, पंजाब پنجاب also Panjab (پنجاب meaning "Land of the Five Rivers") (c Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country

Each of the tracts of land lying between the confluent rivers of the Punjab region of Pakistan and India (the Indus basin) has a distinct name, said to have been coined by Raja Todar Mal, a minister of the Mughal emperor Akbar. Punjab ( ਪੰਜਾਬ پنجاب, पंजाब پنجاب also Panjab (پنجاب meaning "Land of the Five Rivers") (c Raja Todar Mal was born in Laharpur, in Oudh, and rose to become the Finance Minister in Akbar 's Darbar. Akbar redirects here For other uses see Akbar (disambiguation Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar ( Jalāl ud-Dīn Muhammad Akbar The names (except for 'Sindh Sagar') are a combination of the first letters, in the Persian alphabet, of the names of the rivers that bound the Doab. For example, Jech = 'Je'(Jhelum) + 'Ch'(Chenab). The names are (from west to east):

In addition, the tract of land lying between the Sutlej and the Yamuna river is sometimes called the Delhi doab, although, strictly speaking, it is not a doab, since its two bounding rivers, the Yamuna and Sutlej, are not confluent. For the goddess of the river who is sometimes called Yamuna see Yami The Yamuna (Sanskrit यमुना

Raichur Doab, Southern India

The Raichur Doab is the triangular region of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka states which lies between the Krishna River and its tributary the Tungabhadra River, named for the town of Raichur. The Raichur Doab is a Doab, in this case the triangular region of land in the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka lying between the South India is the area encompassing India 's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union The Raichur Doab is a Doab, in this case the triangular region of land in the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka lying between the Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ pronounced) is a state in the southern part of India This article is about an Indian river For other meanings of this river names see Krishna (disambiguation and Krishnaveni. The Tungabhadra River is a sacred river in Southern India that flows through the states of Karnataka and part of Andhra Pradesh to merge with the larger WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Raichur (ರಾಯಚೂರು origin of name Rayachooru in Kannada is a town and a city municipal council

References

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd Edition. 1989.



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