Question

Write briefly about any three doabs.

Answer 1

Sindh Sagar Doab :

The Sindh Sagar Doab (Urdu: سندھ ساگر دوآب‬‎) is the tract of land in Pakistan lying between the Indus River and the Jhelum River.It is one of the five major doabs of the Punjab and forms the north western portion of the Punjab plain. Major areas in this doab include the Kala Chitta Range, Margalla and Murti Hills, Potohar Plateau, Salt Range and the Thal Desert. Some of the major cities of this doab are , Rawalpindi, Taxila, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Pind Dadan Khan, Talagang, Mianwali, Bhakkar, Leiah (Layya), Muzaffargarh, Khushab and Quaidabad. The word doab is of Persian origin, signifying the region between two rivers.According to Shaikh Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, the grand vizier of the Mughal emperor Akbar, and author of the Akbarnama, the names of the doabs were decided by Akbar.

Rechna Doab:

The Rechna Doab, or Rachna Doab (in Pakistan), can be classified as one of the main regions of Punjab. Punjab historically has been divided into regions based on its various rivers, since the name Punjab is based on its 5 main rivers. The rechna includes all the area between the Chenab and Ravi rivers, all the way up from Jammu Division of the Jammu and Kashmir state in India till their confluence in Punjab, Pakistan. It lies between 30° 35' and 32° 50' N. and 71° 50' and 75° 3'E., the name was formed by the Mughal emperor Akbar, by combining the first syllables of the names of the two rivers.

Malwa Doab:

The rivers flowing through the Malwa region, covering current states of Madhya Pradesh and parts of north-eastern Rajasthan, also has doab region such as Upper Malwa doab and Lower Malwa doab.

Raichur Doab :

The Raichur Doab is the triangular region of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka states which lies between the Krishna River and its tributary the Tungabhadra River, named for the town of Raichur.

Bist Doab:

Doaba also known as Bist Doab, is the region of Punjab, India that lies between the Beas River and the Sutlej River. People of this region are given the demonym "Doabia". The dialect of Punjabi spoken in Doaba is called "Doabi". The term "Doaba" or "Doab" is derived from Persian "دو آب" (do āb "two water") meaning "land of two rivers". The river Sutlej separates Doaba from the Malwa region to its south and the river Beas separates Doaba from the Majha region to its north.

Scheduled castes form more than 15% of the population in Doaba. Saini dominate in a significant number of villages in Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr & Jalandhar districts. Other castes include Jatt, Kamboj etc. This area is also called the NRI Hub of Punjab as a consequence of the migration of a significant percentage of Doabias.

The Doaba region is also where historically, much of the Sikh diaspora in western countries such as Canada (especially in the Greater Vancouver area), and the UK traces its roots.

Answer 2

Any three doabs are as follows:

• A single line between two rivers is defined as doab.
• Three doabs are- Ganges-Yamuna Doab, Sindh-Sagar Doab, Upper Chaj Doab.
• Ganges-Yamuna Doab -Between Ganges and Yamuna river it lies having an area about 23,360 square miles.
• Between Jhelum and Indus river Sindh Sagar Doab lies.
• Upper Chaj Doab lies in Indus Basin.