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Which five rivers give Punjab its name?

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Physical map showing the Indus River basin and its drainage network across parts of Pakistan, India, China, and Afghanistan. The map details river courses, tributaries, canals, dams, irrigated and marsh areas, sand regions, and elevation changes with shaded relief. International, disputed, and control boundaries are marked, and a small locator map in the corner shows the basin's position within South Asia. — Indus River The Indus River basin and its drainage network.

The name Punjab is derived from the Persian words panj ("five") and āb ("water"), signifying the "land of five rivers." These five tributaries of the Indus River are:

Jhelum
Chenab
Ravi
Beas
Sutlej

These rivers historically defined the region, which is now divided between Pakistan and India.123