Gandak River region
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The Gandak River region is an area in northern India and southern Nepal characterized by the Gandak River’s fertile plains, agricultural communities, and historical towns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gandak River region canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
river basin ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Ganges Plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Himalayan foothills ⓘ |
| climateType | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Bagaha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bettiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Bharatpur, Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Gopalganj NERFINISHED ⓘ Motihari NERFINISHED ⓘ Narayanghat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
India
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween | India and Nepal ⓘ |
| drainageBasinOf | Gandak River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
riverbank erosion
ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ sedimentation in river channels ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
fertile alluvial plains
ⓘ
flood-prone areas ⓘ intensive agriculture ⓘ monsoon climate ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
ancient trade routes between India and Nepal
ⓘ
historical market towns ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
embankments
ⓘ
irrigation canals ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
floodplain agriculture
ⓘ
irrigated farmland ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Bhojpuri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ Maithili NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepali ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northern India
ⓘ
southern Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince |
Gandaki Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lumbini Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInState |
Bihar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
maize
ⓘ
oilseeds ⓘ pulses ⓘ rice ⓘ sugarcane ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity | agriculture ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gandak River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indo-Gangetic Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| river | Gandak River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonalPattern | Southwest monsoon rains ⓘ |
| supports |
fishing communities
ⓘ
rural agricultural communities ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Ganges River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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