doab
Sign in to saveDoab () is a term used in South Asia for the tract of land lying between two confluent rivers. It is similar to an interfluve. In the Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, R. S. McGregor refers to its Persian origin in defining it as do-āb (, literally "two [bodies of] water") "a region lying between and reaching to the confluence of two rivers." As per J. S. Grewal, a doab is "the inter-fluvial area between any two rivers".
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- Settlement.name
- Doab
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- Natural region
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Punjabdoabs1.jpg
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- A map showing the different doabs in the northern subcontinent
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- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Indian subcontinent
- Settlement.population_density_km2
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- Lower Bari Doab canal.jpg
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- {{anchor| Khadir | Bangar | Barani | Bagar| Nali | Nalli | Naali| khadir | bangar | barani | nali | nalli | naali| bagar}} Khadir, bangar, barani, nali and bagar
- <span class="anchor" id="The Doab"></span><span class="anchor" id="Ganges-Yamuna Doab"></span> Ganga-Yamuna Doab
- Upper Doab
- Central or Middle Doab
- Lower Doab
- Punjab Doabs
- Sind Sagar Doab
- Chaj Doab
- Rachna Doab
- Bari Doab
- Bist Doab
- Other doabs
- Raichur Doab
- See also
- Notes
- References
Doab () is a term used in South Asia for the tract of land lying between two confluent rivers. It is similar to an interfluve. In the Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, R. S. McGregor refers to its Persian origin in defining it as do-āb (, literally "two [bodies of] water") "a region lying between and reaching to the confluence of two rivers." As per J. S. Grewal, a doab is "the inter-fluvial area between any two rivers".
== Khadir, bangar, barani, nali and bagar==