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Line 1: {{~~Unreferenced~~Use ~~stub\|auto=yes~~dmy dates\|date=~~December~~January ~~2009~~2018}} {{Use Indian English\|date=January 2018}} The '''Punjab Plain''' is an [[alluvial]] plain in [[Pakistan]] and the north-west of [[India]]. The plain includes the Pakistani province of [[Punjab (Pakistan)\|Punjab]] and Indian states of [[Punjab (India)\|Punjab]] and [[Haryana]] and is around {{Convert\|35000\|sqmi\|km2}} in area. The plain is extensively farmed for [[cereals]] and [[cotton]].▼ {{Refimprove\|date=May 2017}} [[File:IndoGangeticPlain Map.png\|thumb\|The Punjab Plain forms the western part of the [[Indo-Gangetic Plain]] pictured in this image.]] ▲The '''Punjab Plain''' is ana large [[alluvial plain]] ~~plain~~ in Eastern [[Pakistan]] and ~~the north-west of~~Northwestern [[India]]. The plain includes the Pakistani province of [[Punjab (Pakistan)\|Punjab]] and the Indian states of [[Punjab (India)\|Punjab]] and [[Haryana]], and parts of [[Rajasthan]]. This plain is around ~~{{Convert\|35000\|sqmi\|km2}}~~200–300 inmeters above mean sea ~~area~~level. The plain is extensively farmed for [[cereals]] and [[cotton]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Punjab-Plain\|title=Punjab Plain {{!}} plain, India\|work=Encyclopedia Britannica\|access-date=2017-04-13\|language=en}}</ref> The plain is the western part of the [[Indo-Gangetic Plain]], which is formed by the [[Indus River]] and its tributaries - the [[Jhelum River\|Jhelum]], the [[Chenab River\|Chenab]], the [[Ravi River\|Ravi]], the [[Beas River\|Beas]] and the [[Sutlej]]. The land formed of alluvium in between two rivers known as '''''[[Doab]]''''' is found here. '''Bhangar :''' The flood plains formed due to deposition of older alluvium is known as ''Bhangar''. '''Bet :''' The flood plains seen here which are formed due to repeated deposition of new alluvium during each flood is known as ''Bet. The plains are in the plain biomes''. ~~The plain is the western part of the Northern Plain in Pakistan formed by the Indus River and its tributaries.~~ ~~The larger part of punjab plain lies in pakistan. the indus and its tributaries ,jhelum, the chenab,the ravi,the beas and the satluj originate in the himalyas.~~ {{coord missing\|Haryana}} ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Plains of India]] [[Category:~~Geography~~Landforms of Punjab, India]] [[Category:~~Geography~~Landforms of Haryana]] [[Category:Plains of Pakistan]] {{PunjabIN-geo-stub}}▼ {{Haryana-geo-stub}}▼ {{Pakistan-geo-stub}} ~~[[bn:পাঞ্জাব সমভূমি]]~~ {{PunjabPK-geo-stub}} ~~[[pl:Nizina Pendżabska]]~~ ▲{{Haryana-geo-stub}} ▲{{PunjabIN-geo-stub}}