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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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Barnala

Barnala’s history is connected with Ala Singh and the polity that became Patiala State, as well as modern district administration.

Punjab, India
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Batala

Batala in Gurdaspur district combines machine-tool workshops with sites associated in Sikh tradition with Guru Nanak’s marriage.

Gurdaspur district, Punjab, India
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Bathinda: fort, market and an industrial city

Bathinda’s historic fort stands within a city reshaped by markets, public institutions and manufacturing. Keeping the town, district and wider Malwa region separate clarifies this layered history.

Indian Punjab; Malwa
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Beas River

Trace the Beas River from the Himalayas to its meeting with the Sutlej and learn about its wildlife.

Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, India
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Budhlada

Budhlada is a Mansa district town with railway and market connections and a changing administrative role.

Punjab, India
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Chakwal: temple fabric and a college town

Within Chakwal city, an inventoried temple, the railway station and the growth of higher education preserve different kinds of urban memory.

Pakistan Punjab

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