Rechna Doab

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Rechna Doab

A doab or ' tract between two rivers ' (the Ravi and Chenab) m the Punjab, lying between 30 35' and 32 50' N. and 71 50' and 75 3' E, comprising Sialkot, Gujranwala, and Lyallpur Districts, and parts of Gurdaspur, Lahore, Montgomery, Jhang, and Multan. The name was formed by the Mughal emperor Akbar, by combining the first syllables of the names of the two rivers