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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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Dharmarajika Stupa

Discover the Dharmarajika Buddhist complex at Taxila, its stupa and inscribed reliquary.

Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan
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Dhuri

Dhuri is a Sangrur district town with a railway junction, markets and an industrial history.

Punjab, India
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Doraha

Doraha in Ludhiana district has a Mughal sarai included in India’s UNESCO Tentative List submission for the Grand Trunk Road.

Punjab, India
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Faridkot

Faridkot is a Punjab district headquarters whose history includes a princely state, a fort and changing administration.

Punjab, India
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Fatehgarh Sahib

Fatehgarh Sahib is a Punjab district headquarters associated with Sikh memorials to Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh.

Punjab, India
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Fazilka

Fazilka is a town near the Pakistan border in southwestern Punjab, with a historic market and changing district setting.

Punjab, India
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Ferozepur

Ferozepur, or Firozpur, is near the Pakistan border. Its military past and the nearby Hussainiwala memorial are part of its history.

Punjab, India
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Ghaggar River

The seasonal Ghaggar is linked to the Hakra palaeochannel, where researchers have proposed different histories of ancient river flow.

Northwestern India and Pakistan
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Gobindgarh Fort

Gobindgarh Fort in Amritsar has a military past and a later history of conservation and visitor use.

Amritsar, Punjab, India

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