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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 February 2025. River in Asia "Indus Valley" redirects here. For the Bronze Age civilisation, see Indus Valley Civilisation. For other rivers named Indus, see Indus (disambiguation) § Rivers. "Indus" and "Sindhu" redirect here. For other uses, see Indus (disambiguation) and Sindhu (disambiguation ...
Indus: Síndhu – Identified with Indus. [5] The central lifeline of RV. [6] Northwestern Rivers: Tr̥ṣṭā́mā – Blažek identifies with Gilgit. [5] Witzel notes it to be unidentified. [1] Susártu – Unidentified. Ánitabhā – Unidentified. Rasā́ – Described once to be on the upper Indus; at other times a mythical entity. [5]
The Indus River Delta forms where the Indus River flows into the Arabian Sea, mostly in the southern Sindh province of Pakistan with a small portion in the Kutch Region of India. The delta covers an area of about 41,440 km 2 (16,000 sq mi), and is approximately 210 km (130 mi) across where it meets the sea.
The Indus River in the foreground and the Nanga Parbat peak, the western anchor of the Himalayas, far in the background, a little faint but towering well above the cloud layer [c] The Indus-Yarlung suture zone, shown in green, separates the Himalayas from the Tibet transhimalaya Folded layers of Himalayan rock, exposed in a cliff about 3 ...
It is situated at an average elevation of nearly 2,500 metres (8,202 feet) above sea level in the Skardu Valley, at the confluence of the Indus and Shigar rivers. [3] It is an important gateway to the eight-thousanders of the nearby Karakoram mountain range. The Indus River running through the region separates the Karakoram from the Ladakh ...
Sir Creek (/ s ər ˈ k r i k / ⓘ sər KREEK), originally Ban Ganga, [1] is a 96 km (60 mi) tidal estuary in the uninhabited marshlands of the Indus River Delta on the border between India and Pakistan. The creek flows into the Arabian Sea and separates Gujarat state in India from Sindh province in Pakistan. [2]
The Ravi River, a transboundary river of India and Pakistan, is an integral part of the Indus River Basin and forms the headwaters of the Indus basin. The waters of the Ravi River drain into the Arabian Sea (Indian Ocean) through the Indus River in Pakistan. The river rises in the Bara Bhangal, Kangra District in Himachal Pradesh, India. The ...
The Zanskar range spans 250 kilometres (160 mi) from the Karcha (Suru) River near Kargil in the northwest to Tso Kar in the southeast. The range separates Indus Valley from the Zanskar Valley. The range is divided from the main Himalaya by the Stod, Tsarap and Zanskar Valleys. The Zanskar River cuts a deep gorge into the range.