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Doab (English: / ˈ d oʊ ɑː b /) is a term used in South Asia [1] for the tract [2] [1] of land lying between two confluent rivers. It is similar to an interfluve. [3] In the Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, R. S. McGregor refers to its Persian origin in defining it as do-āb (دوآب, literally "two [bodies of] water") "a region lying between and reaching to the confluence of two rivers."
Doaba, also known as Bist Doab or the Jalandhar Doab, [1] is the region of Punjab, India that lies between the Beas River and the Sutlej River. [2] People of this region are given the demonym "Doabia".
Dowab, also spelled Doab, [2] is one of the districts of Nuristan Province in Afghanistan. [3] It has a population of about 81,000 residents. They are mostly farmers , herders , traders, and shopkeepers.
The Upper Doab region The Upper Doab region, and Western Uttar Pradesh as a whole were among the only places in India to benefit a lot from the Green Revolution in the 1960s [5] The main crop grown in the Upper Doab is sugarcane [6] the sale mechanisms of crops are different from the rest of India as opposed to the mandi system, the produce is brought directly by mills [7]
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Do Ab or Dow Ab or Du Ab or Doab or Dowab or Duab (Persian: دواب), meaning "two rivers", may refer to: Doab, a geographical feature in India; Do Ab, Bamiyan, a village in Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan; Do Ab (Iran), a rural area near Tehran, Iran; Do Ab, Gilan, a village in Gilan Province, Iran; Do Ab Mardakh, a village in Gilan Province, Iran
The Majha region is called the "Sword Arm of the Country", due to it contributing disproportionately to the Officer as well as Orderly ranks of the Armies of both India and Pakistan. [5] The Sikh Empire was founded in the Majha region, and so the region is also sometimes referred to as "the cradle of the brave Sikhs".
Punjab historically has been divided into regions based on its various rivers, since the name Punjab is based on its five main rivers. Rachna Doab is a Doab or tract of land in the Punjab region, encompassing all the area lying between the Ravi and Chenab Rivers, all the way from the Jammu Division till their confluence in Punjab, Pakistan. It ...