Gulab or Gulaab (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: گلاب ''gulāb'') is a Persian

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meaning "

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". The noun or name is combined from two nouns ''"gul"'' (گل) which is the generic word for "flower" or the name for "rose", and "''āb''" (اب) which means "water". Generally the noun is also used as a name and a nickname in Persian poetry to mean "sweetheart, lover, and rose". It is used in

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. It may refer to:

People

Gulab Chand Kataria Gulab Chand Jain Kataria (born 13 October 1944) is an Indian politician who is serving as the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh since 31 July 2024. He was the 31st Governor of Assam from 22 February 2023 to 29 July 2024. He wa ...

, the former Home Minister in the government of Rajasthan * Gulab Khandelwal (born 1924), Indian poet born in Navalgarh, Rajasthan *

Gulab Singh of Jammu and Kashmir Maharaja Gulab Singh Jamwal (1792–1857) was the first Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir and the founder of the Dogra dynasty. Originally a commander of the Sikh Empire, he sided with the British in the First Anglo-Sikh War and briefly became ...

(1792–1857), the founder and first Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir *

Gulab Singh Shaktawat Gulab Singh Shaktawat was an Indian freedom fighter, social and political worker of Indian National Congress. A long serving MLA and a Minister in the Govt. of Rajasthan from Mewar region, Member PCC, Member AICC The Akaike information criterio ...

(died 2006), Indian freedom fighter, social and political worker of Indian National Congress * Gulab Bai, first female artist of the traditional Indian operatic drama

Places

* Gulab, Iran, village in Iran * Gulab, Fereydunshahr, village in Iran * Gulab, Tiran and Karvan, village in Iran * Gulab-e Sofla, village in Iran * Gulab-e Vosta, village in Iran *

Gulab Bari Gulab Bari () is the Tomb of Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula, located in Faizabad, Ayodhya district of Uttar Pradesh, India. This place has a good collection of roses of various varieties set by the sides of water fountains. Gulab Bari is the maqbar ...

, Garden of roses *

Gulabganj Gulabganj (Village ID 481751) is a town in Vidisha district in Madhya Pradesh state in India.its a tehsil in Vidisha District. According to the 2011 census it has a population of 1844 living in 385 households. Its main agriculture product is soyb ...

, village in Madhya Pradesh, India *Gulabganj, village in Uttar Pradesh, India *

Gulabpura Gulabpura is a town in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan. Mainly industrial town with good educational institutes. The town gets its name from a religious preacher by the name ''Gulab Baba'' who practiced meditation in that area more than 100 years ...

, town in India * Gulabbagh, locality in India

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