Shahab-ud-Din Virk of Punjab was from a land that literally means what?
Punjabis The Punjabis (Punjabi: , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ), or Punjabi people, are an ethnic group associated with the Punjab, who speak Punjabi language. The name Punjab literally means the "land of five waters" in Persian: panj ("five") āb ("waters"). The name of the region was introduced by the Turko-Persian conquerors of South Asia and more formally popularised during the Mughal Empire. Punjab is often referred to as the breadbasket in both Pakistan and India.
History of Sudan The history of Sudan includes both the territory that is today part of the Republic of the Sudan as well as a larger region known by the term "Sudan". The term is derived from Arabic: بلاد السودان‎ ‎ "bilād as-sūdān" "land of the black people", and can be used more loosely of West and Central Africa in general, especially the Sahel.