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This is a List of rivers of Asia. It includes major, notable rivers in Asia. Alphabetical order ... Largest primary rivers of Asia by discharge: River Average ...
The Kuri Chhu originates from the Kula Kangri Glacier in the Tibet Autonomous Region of People's Republic of China where it is known as the Lhozhag Nub Qu (Tibetan: lho brag nub chu, Roman Dzongkha: Lhobrak Chhu) and Xung Qu (Tibetan: gzhung chu), and another origin is the Lhozhag Xar Qu (Tibetan: lho brag shar chu) a.k.a. Damxoi Xung Qu (tib.
Fire also played a major role in changing food habits. Cooking allowed a significant increase in meat consumption and calorie intake. [34] It was soon discovered that meat could be dried and smoked by fire, preserving it for lean seasons. [35] Fire was even used in manufacturing tools for hunting and butchering. [36]
This is a list of longest rivers of Asia. Included are all rivers with lengths over 1,000 km (620 mi) that are in Asia. River Countries Length km mi 1
The Mekong or Mekong River (UK: / m iː ˈ k ɒ ŋ / mee-KONG, US: / ˌ m eɪ ˈ k ɔː ŋ / may-KAWNG) [1] [2] is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia.It is the world's twelfth-longest river and the third-longest in Asia [3] with an estimated length of 4,909 km (3,050 mi) [3] and a drainage area of 795,000 km 2 (307,000 sq mi), discharging 475 km 3 (114 cu mi) of water ...
The river is formed at the confluence of the rivers Kamaungthwe and Ban, near Myitta. River Kamaungthwe rises in the Tenasserim Range at a height of 2,074 m (6,804 ft) and the Ban flows from the south. The Myitta River, one of the Tenasserim River's main northern tributaries, joins the Tenasserim from the right northwest of the town of Myitta.
Sengge Zangbo, [1] [2] Sengge Khabab [3] (Tibetan: སེང་གེ་ཁ་འབབ།, Wylie: seng ge kha 'bab) or Shiquan He (Chinese: 獅泉河; pinyin: Shīquán Hé) is a river in the Ngari Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China that is the source stream of the Indus River, one of the major trans-Himalayan rivers of Central and South Asia.
Karnaphuli river from BNA road Karnaphuli River From Shah Amanat Bridge. The Karnaphuli River (Bengali: কর্ণফুলি Kôrnophuli; also spelt Karnafuli [1] and Khawthlangtuipui [2] in Mizo, meaning "western river" and Borgang in Chakma, meaning "Big River") is the largest and most important river in Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts.