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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]
Chandain: Historic region, which covered 12 villages of Taoru, was a subdivision of the bigger Bighoto region, which in turn was part of Alwar State. This region overlaps with and also lies entirely within Mewat. Dhundhoti: Historic region which covered present day districts of Gurugram has its seat of power at Garhi Harsaru.
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 ...
In any doab, khadar land (green) lies next to a river, while bangur land (olive) has greater elevation and lies further from the river. Khādir or Khadar and Bangar, Bāngur or Bhangar (Hindi language: खादर और बांगर, Urdu languageکهادر اور بانگر) are terms used in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi in the Indo-Gangetic plains of North India and Pakistan to ...
Chaj Doab (Punjabi: چَج دوآب) is one of the main regions of the Punjab province in Pakistan. [1] Punjab historically has been divided into regions based on its various rivers, since the name Punjab is based on its five main rivers. The Chaj doab includes the area between the Jhelum and Chenab rivers. [2]