Aliwal

Aliwal is a village in India. It is located in the Punjab, on the Sutlej, where Sir Harry Smith gained a brilliant victory over the Sikhs, who were provided with forces in superior numbers, in 1846.

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India: The Republic of India is a country in South Asia which comprises most of the Indian subcontinent. India has a coastline which stretches over seven thousand kilometres, and shares its borders with Pakistan to the west, the People's Republic of China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast, and Bangladesh...

Punjab: Punjab or Panjab is derived from the Persian panj-?b,in which it means " five rivers"....

Sutlej: The Sutlej, also known as Satluj, is the longest of the five rivers of Punjab (five waters) that flows through Northern India, with its source in Tibet near Mount Kailash. It receives the Beas River in the state of Punjab, India and continues into Pakistan to join Chenab river to form Panjnad riv...