The Punjab Plain is an alluvial plain in Pakistan and the north-west of India. The plain includes the Pakistani province of Punjab and Indian states of Punjab and Haryana and is around 35,000 square miles (91,000 km2) in area. The plain is extensively farmed for cereals and cotton.
The plain is the western part of the Northern Plain in Pakistan formed by the Indus River and its tributaries. The larger part of Punjab plain lies in Pakistan. The Indus and its tributaries, Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Beas and the Satluj originate in the Himalyas.
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