Doāb (English spelling)

Japanese: ドアーブ(英語表記)Doāb
Doāb (English spelling)
It means "two rivers" in Urdu and Hindi, and in India it generally refers to the area between the Ganges and its tributary, the Jamuna. Cities such as Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, and Aligarh are located in the region, and many historically and politically important cities such as Kanpur, Allahabad, Delhi, and Agra are located in the surrounding areas. The area between the Ganges and its tributary, the Ghagra, is also sometimes called the Great Doab. In Pakistan, the region between the two rivers is also used as the place names such as Bari Doab, Lekhna Doab, and Sindhsagar Doab.

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Japanese:
ウルドゥー語,ヒンディー語で「2つの川」を意味し,インドでは一般にガンジス川とその支流ジャムナ川とにはさまれた地域をさす。ムザファルナガル,メールート,アリーガルなどの都市が立地し,周縁部には,カーンプル,アラーハーバード,デリー,アーグラなど,歴史,政治上に重要な大都市が多い。ガンジス川とその支流ガーガラ川にはさまれた地域もグレートドアーブと呼ばれることがある。パキスタンでも,2本の川の間の地域をさし,バリ=ドアブ,レクナ=ドアブ,シンドサーガル=ドアブなどの地名として用いられている。

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