Indus River

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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.

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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

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Ladakh hasRiver Indus River
Sindhi people associatedWith Indus River
Mohenjo-daro locatedNear Indus River
Kotri Barrage locatedOnRiver Indus River
Kotri Barrage crosses Indus River
Kotri Barrage waterSource Indus River
Kotri Barrage riverSystem Indus River
this entity surface form: Indus River system
Indus Gorge in the Himalayas partOf Indus River
this entity surface form: Indus River system
Indus Gorge in the Himalayas river Indus River
Sukkur Barrage locatedOnRiver Indus River
Sukkur Barrage managesWaterOf Indus River
Sukkur Barrage crosses Indus River
Sukkur locatedOnRiver Indus River
Larkana locatedOnRiver Indus River
Guddu Barrage locatedOnRiver Indus River
Guddu Barrage riverCrossed Indus River
Gilgit River mouthOfWaterBody Indus River
Gilgit River tributaryOf Indus River
Gilgit River flowsInto Indus River
Gilgit River riverSystem Indus River
this entity surface form: Indus River system
Astore Valley drainageBasin Indus River
Iravati tributaryOf Indus River
Zanskar River tributaryOf Indus River
Zanskar River confluenceWith Indus River
Parushni tributaryOf Indus River
this entity surface form: Indus River (via Ravi River)
Gilgit tributaryOfNearbyRiver Indus River
Karakoram Highway followsValley Indus River
Nanga Parbat liesNear Indus River
Hazara hasRiver Indus River
Skardu locatedOnRiver Indus River
southern Punjab, Pakistan hasRiver Indus River
subject surface form: Southern Punjab, Pakistan
Ravi River (confluence in Pakistan before joining Indus) joinsBefore Indus River
subject surface form: Ravi River
Hyphasis relatedTo Indus River
Five Rivers of Punjab drainInto Indus River
northern Pakistan hasRiver Indus River
subject surface form: Northern Pakistan
Hyderabad hasRiver Indus River
subject surface form: Hyderabad (Sindh)
this entity surface form: Indus River (nearby)
Satadru tributaryOf Indus River
Satadru majorTributaryOf Indus River
Punjab, Pakistan majorRiver Indus River
Siul River riverSystem Indus River
Khairpur locatedOnRiver Indus River
this entity surface form: Indus River (nearby region)
Roof of the World associatedRiver Indus River
western Pakistan hasRiver Indus River
subject surface form: Western Pakistan
Pakka Qila locatedNear Indus River
Amri locatedNear Indus River
Sulaiman Mountains near Indus River