Maps Of Punjab

Talking of the geographic placement of the state, the maps of Punjab have their own exquisite importance in terms of the history of India. In separation of India & Pakistan, a major part of Punjab was lost to Pakistan.

Also Punjab been an epicenter of several freedom movements that India took up to throw the Britishers out of their country. The Punjab region if we see in the old map of Punjab was quite huge.

After independence of India and several other key happenings, this state was trifurcated in to 3 key regions, which are as follows:

Besides the Indian freedom fight, the map of Punjab also intrigues the archeologists.

This is because this land mass occupies places that had witnessed the age old Indus Valley Civilization.

It is worth mentioning here that the world heritage sites of the cities of Harappa & Mohenjodaro were earlier a part of the travel maps of Punjab as those regions were separated from India in 1947.The state of Punjab holds a key place in the economy of India in several ways. While the state is known for its vast agricultural industry, Punjab also features a widely developed portion of the textile industry of India.