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| official_name = Chaj Doab<br>{{Nobold|{{Small|Jech Doab}}}}
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{{Punjabis}}
'''Chaj Doab''' ({{langx|pa|{{Nastaliq|چَج دوآب}}}}), also known as the '''Jech Doab''', is one of the main regions of the [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] province in [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Report on Land and Water Development in the Indus Plain |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |others=White House: Department of Interior Panel on Waterlogging and Salinity in West Pakistan |year=1964 |pages=26}}</ref> The ''[[doab]]'' lies between the Chenab and Jhelum rivers.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Grewal |first=Jagtar Singh |title=The Sikhs of the Punjab |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1999 |isbn=8175960701 |edition=2nd |pages=1–2}}</ref> [[Punjab]] historically has been divided into regions based on its various rivers, since the name Punjab itself is based on the region's five main rivers. The word Chaj (چَج) is combination of first Punjabi alphabet of Chenab ('''<big>چ</big>'''ناب) and Jhelum('''<big>ج</big>'''ہلم), "Ch" چَ and "J" ج. The Chaj Doab includes the area between the [[Jhelum River|Jhelum]] and [[Chenab River|Chenab]] rivers, thus also known as Jech Doab.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=koacGt0fhUoC&dq=Chaj+doab&pg=PA122 Rivers of the World], James R Penn, p122, 2001, {{ISBN|1-57607-042-5}}, accessed April 2009</ref> It lies on the southern fringes of the [[Kashmir region|Kashmir]] valley. The Chaj Doab is smaller in area compared to the other doabs, such as the Rachna, and it has a moderately high population density.<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |last=Dikshit |first=K. R. |title=Land, People and Economy of Pakistan: A Geographic Perspective |last2=Dikshit |first2=Jutta K. |date=Feb 18, 2025 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=9781040306772 |pages=166–167 |chapter=6.2.4.1 Population Density Pattern in Punjab}}</ref> Its principal city is Sargodha.<ref name=":02" />

== Geography ==
The upper part of the doab has high-elevation.<ref name=":02" /> The middle and lower sections of the doab is not very conductive to agriculture when compared with Rechna Doab.<ref name=":02" />

== Districts ==

This doab covers [[Gujrat District]], [[Bhimber District]], [[Mirpur District]], [[Mandi Bahauddin District]], [[Sargodha District]], [[Lalian Tehsil]] of [[Chiniot District]] and some areas of [[Jhang Tehsil]] of [[Jhang District]].<ref name=":02" /> However, the main districts are Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, and Sargodha.<ref name=":02" />

==See also==
* [[Sindh Sagar Doab]]
* [[Rachna Doab]]
* [[Bari Doab]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{PunjabGeography}}

[[Category:Doabs of Punjab, Pakistan]]
[[Category:Doabs of India]]

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