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Beyond this confluence, the river, at one time, was named the Satnad River (sat = "seven", nadī = "river"), as the river now carried the waters of the Kabul River, the Indus River and the five Punjab rivers.
5 days ago · Indus River, great trans- Himalayan river of South Asia. It is one of the longest rivers in the world, with a length of some 2,000 miles (3,200 km).
Jul 14, 2021 · Also referred to as the “Sindhu”, the Indus River is a long transboundary river in the Continent of Asia that is shared by the countries of China, India, and Pakistan. Rising in Western Tibet, the river flows for more than 3,180km and is considered as one of the world’s largest rivers and the longest river in Pakistan.
Sep 27, 2024 · The Indus civilization apparently evolved from the villages of neighbours or predecessors, using the Mesopotamian model of irrigated agriculture with sufficient skill to reap the advantages of the spacious and fertile Indus River valley while controlling the formidable annual flood that simultaneously fertilizes and destroys. Having obtained a ...
The Indus is one of the few rivers in the world that exhibits a tidal bore. The Indus system is largely fed by the snows and glaciers of the Karakoram, Hindu Kush and Himalayan ranges of Tibet, Kashmir and Northern Areas of Pakistan.
Indus River, Trans-Himalayan river of southern Asia. It is one of the world’s longest rivers, with a length of 1,800 mi (2,900 km). Its annual average flow of 272 billion cu yd (207 billion cu m) is twice that of the Nile.
Aug 31, 2018 · The Sindhu River, also commonly referred to as the Indus River, is a major waterway in South Asia. One of the longest rivers in the world, the Sindhu has a total length of over 2,000 miles and runs south from the Kailash Mountain in Tibet all the way to the Arabian Sea in Karachi, Pakistan.
2 days ago · The Indus River and its tributaries have nurtured human civilization on the Indian sub-continent since the Bronze Age. Several millennia later, modern-day Pakistan still depends heavily on the river for water, food, jobs – even the country’s identity – as it flows 3,000 kilometres from the Tibetan Plateau to the Arabian Sea.
The Indus River is a river in Asia. It flows through Tibet, Kashmir and Pakistan. It is one of the main rivers of the Indo - Gangetic Plain. The river is 3180 km long. It is Pakistan's longest river and is a national symbol. [5] . The river has a total drainage area exceeding 1,165,000 km2 (450,000 sq mi).
Contents. Indus Valley Civilisation. Excavated ruins of Mohenjo-daro, Sindh province, Pakistan, showing the Great Bath in the foreground. Mohenjo-daro, on the right bank of the Indus River, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the first site in South Asia to be so declared.
