Bar Region

The Baṛ Region, or the Baṛs (Bār)(Punjabi: بار (Shahmukhi); Punjabi pronunciation:), is an upland plain region of historically uncultivated tracts between rivers located between the Jhelum and the Sutlej in the Punjab region of Pakistan. It includes several subregions such as Kirana Bar, Sandal Bar, Ganji Bar, and Neeli Bar. J. S. Grewal defines the term bār as referring to "the upland between two river valleys in the Punjab plains".

The area consists of agricultural land that was cleared in the nineteenth century for the then 'new' canal irrigation system that the British were developing at the time. The soil of the Bar Region is fertile. The plains of fertile land have been created by the stream deposits driven by the many rivers flowing from the Himalayas. The region is predominantly inhabited by ethnic Punjabis, with various local Punjabi tribes. Punjabi is the dominant language, with major spoken dialects including Jhangvi, Shahpuri, Dhanni, and Majhi. The origin of the Punjabi folktales of Heer Ranjha and Mirza Sahiban also lie in this region.

The natural boundaries of the Bar region stretch from the Jhelum River in the north to the Sutlej River in the south. It is divided into sub-regions: the Kirana Bar between the Jhelum River and the Chenab River, the Sandal Bar between the Chenab River and the Ravi River, the Ganji Bar between the Ravi River and the old bed of the Beas River, and the Neeli Bar between the old bed of the Beas River and the Sutlej River.