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Where is the Indian state of Punjab located?
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Punjab
The Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple; right), Amritsar, Punjab, India.
The Indian state of Punjab is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent.1
It is bounded by the following regions:
* North: Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)1
* Northeast: Himachal Pradesh state1
* South and Southeast: Haryana state1
* Southwest: Rajasthan state1
* West: The country of Pakistan1
The state, which covers an area of 19,445 square miles (50,362 square km), is part of the larger Punjab Plain, a region historically known as the "land of five waters".1