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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Juglot nearbyRiver Indus River
Rohri locatedOnRiver Indus River
Acesines River emptiesInto Indus River
Acesines River tributaryOf Indus River
Kot Diji Fort near Indus River
Shikarpur nearbyRiver Indus River
western Punjab region hasRiver Indus River
Astore (town) nearbyRiver Indus River
National Highway N-55 follows Indus River
National Highway N-55 namedAfter Indus River
Gomal River mouthOfWatercourse Indus River
Gomal River tributaryOf Indus River
Nimmu locatedNear Indus River
KKH followsRiver Indus River
subject surface form: Karakoram Highway
Diamer locatedNearRiver Indus River
Diamer liesSouthOf Indus River
Rakhiot Face nearbyFeature Indus River
Battle of Attock location Indus River
Battle of Attock riverCrossing Indus River
this entity surface form: Indus River at Attock
Skardu Road follows Indus River
Skardu Fort overlooksRiver Indus River
Skardu Fort viewpointFor Indus River
Katpana Desert hasNearbyFeature Indus River