Indus River

E12157

river transboundary river

The Indus River is one of Asia’s longest and most historically significant rivers, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau through India and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea and serving as a vital lifeline for agriculture, civilization, and industry in the region.

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Indus	1
Indus River (via Ravi River)	1
Indus River near Attock region	1
Indus River system	1
Sindhu River	1
lower Indus River	1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ transboundary river ⓘ
basinCountry	Afghanistan ⓘ China ⓘ India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ surface form: Tibet (China)
climateZone	largely arid and semi-arid basin ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
countryTraversed	China ⓘ India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ
deltaType	tidal delta ⓘ
dischargesInto	Arabian Sea ⓘ
drainageBasinArea	over 1,000,000 square kilometers ⓘ
economicImportance	backbone of Pakistan’s agriculture ⓘ
etymology	known as Sindhu in Sanskrit ⓘ name is origin of the word "India" ⓘ
flowsDirection	generally northwest then southwest ⓘ
flowsThrough	Indus Gorge in the Himalayas ⓘ
formsPartOf	Indus River basin ⓘ surface form: Indus River system
governedByTreaty	Indus Waters Treaty ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Indus River ⓘ surface form: Sindhu River
hasDam	Guddu Barrage ⓘ Kotri Barrage ⓘ Sukkur Barrage ⓘ Tarbela Dam ⓘ
hasTributary	Beas River ⓘ Chenab River ⓘ Gilgit River ⓘ Jhelum River ⓘ Kabul River ⓘ Ravi River ⓘ Shyok River ⓘ Sutlej River ⓘ Zanskar River ⓘ
historicalSignificance	cradle of the Indus Valley Civilization ⓘ supported ancient urban centers like Mohenjo-daro and Harappa (via basin) ⓘ
IndusWatersTreatySignatory	India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ
knownFor	large alluvial plains ⓘ supporting one of the world’s earliest urban civilizations ⓘ
length	approximately 1980 miles ⓘ approximately 3180 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	China ⓘ India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Tibetan Plateau ⓘ
majorCityOnRiver	Hyderabad, Sindh ⓘ surface form: Hyderabad, Pakistan Karachi ⓘ Chenab River ⓘ surface form: Multan (via tributaries) Sukkur ⓘ
mouthLocation	Arabian Sea ⓘ Indus River delta ⓘ surface form: Indus River Delta
passesThroughRegion	Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ Ladakh ⓘ Punjab ⓘ surface form: Punjab, Pakistan Sindh ⓘ
primaryUse	agriculture ⓘ drinking water supply ⓘ hydroelectric power ⓘ irrigation ⓘ
regionHydrological	Indus River basin ⓘ surface form: Indus Basin
sourceLocation	Lake Manasarovar region ⓘ Tibetan Plateau ⓘ

Referenced by (55)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indus Waters Treaty → allocatesWatersOf → Indus River ⓘ

Saraiki people → associatedRiver → Indus River ⓘ

Sindhi people → associatedWith → Indus River ⓘ

Potohar Plateau → borderedBy → Indus River ⓘ

Sind → centeredOn → Indus River ⓘ

this entity surface form: lower Indus River

Asia → containsRiver → Indus River ⓘ

Tarbela Dam → crosses → Indus River ⓘ

Kabul River → dischargesInto → Indus River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus River near Attock region

Pamir Mountains → drainageBasinOf → Indus River ⓘ

Indus River basin → drainedBy → Indus River ⓘ

Kohistan ranges → drainedBy → Indus River ⓘ

Sind → etymologyMeaning → Indus River ⓘ

Indo-Gangetic Plain → formedBy → Indus River ⓘ

Indus River → hasAlternativeName → Indus River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sindhu River

Arabian Sea → hasInflow → Indus River ⓘ

KPK → hasMajorRiver → Indus River ⓘ

subject surface form: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

northern India → hasMajorRiver → Indus River ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern India

this entity surface form: Indus

South Asia → hasMajorRiver → Indus River ⓘ

Swabi → hasNearbyRiver → Indus River ⓘ

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa → hasRiver → Indus River ⓘ

Ladakh → hasRiver → Indus River ⓘ

KP → hasSignificantRiver → Indus River ⓘ

subject surface form: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Mohenjo-daro → locatedNear → Indus River ⓘ

Alexandria on the Indus → locatedOn → Indus River ⓘ

British Sind → locatedOn → Indus River ⓘ

Dera Ismail Khan → locatedOnRiver → Indus River ⓘ

Hyderabad, Sindh → locatedOnRiver → Indus River ⓘ

Kotri Barrage → locatedOnRiver → Indus River ⓘ

Tarbela Dam → locatedOnRiver → Indus River ⓘ

British Sind → mainRiver → Indus River ⓘ

Indus River basin → majorRiver → Indus River ⓘ

Pakistan → majorRiver → Indus River ⓘ

Nawabshah → majorRiverNearby → Indus River ⓘ

Sutlej River → majorTributaryOf → Indus River ⓘ

Kabul River → mouth → Indus River ⓘ

Chenab River → mouthLocation → Indus River ⓘ

Indus River delta → mouthOf → Indus River ⓘ

Indus Valley → namedAfter → Indus River ⓘ

Indus River delta → partOf → Indus River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus River system

Indus Waters Treaty → providesPakistanRightsOver → Indus River ⓘ

Jammu and Kashmir → river → Indus River ⓘ

Himalayas → sourceOf → Indus River ⓘ

Tibetan Plateau → sourceOf → Indus River ⓘ

Indus Valley → traversedBy → Indus River ⓘ

Punjab → traversedBy → Indus River ⓘ

Sind → traversedBy → Indus River ⓘ

Gilgit-Baltistan → traversedByRiver → Indus River ⓘ

Sindh → traversedByRiver → Indus River ⓘ

Chenab River → tributaryOf → Indus River ⓘ

Kabul River → tributaryOf → Indus River ⓘ