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Chaj Doab () is one of the main regions of the Punjab province in
Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
. Punjab historically has been divided into regions based on its various rivers, since the name Punjab is based on its five main rivers. The Chaj doab includes the area between the Jhelum and Chenab rivers thus also known as Jech Doab.Rivers of the World
James R Penn, p122, 2001, , accessed April 2009 It lies on the southern fringes of the
Kashmir Kashmir ( or ) is the Northwestern Indian subcontinent, northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term ''Kashmir'' denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir P ...
valley.


Districts

This doab covers Gujrat District, Bhimber District, Mirpur District, Mandi Bahauddin District,
Sargodha District Sargodha District (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ), is a district of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. The capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district with wheat, rice, sugarcane and kinnow being its main crops. The Sa ...
, Lalian Tehsil of Chiniot District and some areas of Jhang Tehsil of Jhang District.


See also

* Indus Sagar Doab * Rachna Doab * Bari Doab


References

{{PunjabGeography Doabs of Punjab, Pakistan Doabs of India