Indus River In India Political Map
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Indus river in india political map. The indus water system of rivers comprises the main indus and its major tributaries. The river has a. The indus river also called the sindhū is one of the longest rivers in asia it flows through china western tibet india and pakistan. After entering j k it flows between.
The first two join the indus soon after it leaves the. India has about 22 tibet has 10 and afghanistan has 7 of the indus basin catchment area. Historical maps historical architecture visual map geography map profile pictures instagram india map map globe projection mapping fantasy map. Indus river great trans himalayan river of south asia.
It is joined by dhar river near indo china border. It s length is about 2 900 km. It flows in north west direction from its source glaciers of kailas range kailash range in tibet near lake manasarovar till the nanga parbhat range. The earliest chronicles and hymns of the aryan peoples of ancient india the rigveda composed about 1500 bce mention the river which is the source of the country s name.
The kabul river and kurram river on the right bank and the jhelum river chenab river ravi river beas river and the sutlej on the left. The rivers such as indus along with its tributaries ganga yamuna godavari krishna kaveri narmada and tapi are shown on a river map of india find out about all the major rivers of india in. Over 60 of the total area of the indus drainage basin is in pakistan and pakistan administered kashmir. Originating in the tibetan plateau in the vicinity of lake manasarovar the river runs a course through the ladakh region of india towards gilgit baltistan and then flows in a southerly direction along the entire length of pakistan to merge into the arabian sea near the port city of karachi in sindh.
Our map designs are based on high resolution elevation data collected from satellites. It is one of the longest rivers in the world with a length of some 2 000 miles 3 200 km. Its total drainage area is about 1 165 000 square km more than half of it lies in semiarid plains of pakistan. We process the terrain data.
Find information about indus river its origin drainage tributaries and wildlife of the indus river. India got her name from indus. Indus river map showing the route of indus river.