Kishanganga River

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The Kishanganga River, also known as the Neelum River in Pakistan, is a significant Himalayan river flowing through the Kashmir region before joining the Jhelum River.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kishanganga River canonical 5
Kishanganga (in India) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Himalayan river
river
alsoKnownAs Neelam River
Neelum River
basinCountry India
Pakistan
borderContext cross-border river between India and Pakistan
confluenceLocation Muzaffarabad
continent Asia
country India
Pakistan
dischargeLocation Muzaffarabad
dispute Indus Waters Treaty
surface form: India–Pakistan water dispute
drainageBasin Jhelum River basin
environmentalContext Himalayan mountain river ecosystem
flowsDirection southwest
west
flowsIntoCountry Pakistan from India
flowsThrough Bandipora
surface form: Bandipora district

Gurez Valley
Neelum District
Neelum Valley
geopoliticalSignificance important for India–Pakistan hydroelectric projects
hasHydropowerProject Kishanganga Hydroelectric Plant
hasValley Gurez Valley
Neelum Valley
hydropowerPlantCountry India
hydropowerPlantOperator NHPC Limited
languageName Kishanganga River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kishanganga (in India)

Neelum River
surface form: Neelum (in Pakistan)
locatedIn Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
Kashmir
mouth Jhelum River
partOf Indus River basin
passesNear Athmuqam
Bandipora
Dawar
Neelum River
surface form: Neelum
politicalStatusRegion disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir
region Himalayas
relatedTreaty Indus Waters Treaty
sourceLocation Kashmir Himalayas
near Krishansar Lake
subregion South Asia
tributaryOf Jhelum River
tributaryType right-bank tributary of the Jhelum River
waterSystem Indus River basin
surface form: Indus River system

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Referenced by (6)

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

Jhelum River majorRightTributary Kishanganga River
Kishanganga Hydroelectric Plant inflowRiver Kishanganga River
Kishanganga River languageName Kishanganga River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kishanganga (in India)
Neelum River alsoKnownAs Kishanganga River