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Explore settlements and heritage sites across both modern Punjabs and connected regions.

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Historical Punjab and the two modern administrative Punjabs have different boundaries. Every place is described within its stated scope.

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Ropar Wetland

Discover Ropar Wetland on the Sutlej, its Ramsar designation and research into changes in its landscape.

Rupnagar district, Punjab, India
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Rupnagar

Rupnagar, also known as Ropar, lies by the Sutlej. Its history includes archaeological remains and an 1831 meeting on the river.

Punjab, India
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Rupnagar archaeological site

Excavations at Rupnagar, or Ropar, reveal a sequence from the Harappan period onward; the local museum presents finds from the site.

Rupnagar, Punjab, India
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Sadiqabad: colleges and local industry

Sadiqabad’s educational and industrial records trace college development and local businesses, with dates and locations kept in context.

Punjab, Pakistan
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Salt Range

Pakistan Punjab’s Salt Range rises from the plains as a belt of hills and escarpments, with geology, salt mining and heritage.

Punjab, Pakistan
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Samadhi of Ranjit Singh

The Samadhi of Maharaja Ranjit Singh is a funerary monument beside Lahore Fort, known for its architecture and decorative art.

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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Samana

Samana in Patiala district has a history within Patiala State and changing census boundaries.

Punjab, India
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Sambrial: a dry port and an export landscape

An inland customs facility, an export-processing zone and its specialist businesses place Sambrial within a wider regional manufacturing economy.

Pakistan Punjab
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Sanghol

Sanghol is a Punjab archaeological site known for a Buddhist stupa, monastery and carved stone railing components.

Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, India
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Sangrur

Sangrur is a Punjab district headquarters and was the capital of Jind State; its administrative role changed over time.

Punjab, India
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Sardulgarh

Sardulgarh in Mansa district has connections to Patiala State and a history of changing local administration.

Punjab, India

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