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The Punjab Plain is a large, flat area in northwestern India that has excellent soil for growing crops. It’s part of the larger Indo-Gangetic Plain. The Punjab Plain covers most of the states of Punjab and Haryana and of the union territory of Delhi. The plain has an area of about 38,300 square miles (99,200 square kilometers). It’s bordered by the Siwalik (Shiwalik) Range to the north, the Yamuna River to the east, and…