Jhelum River

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river transboundary river

The Jhelum River is a major river of the northern Indian subcontinent that flows through the Kashmir Valley into Pakistan, forming part of the Indus River system.

Aliases (3)

Jhelum ×2
Jhelum River (indirect via Indus system context) ×1
Jhelum River, Pakistan ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river → transboundary river →
associatedWithBattle	Battle of the Hydaspes →
associatedWithPerson	Alexander the Great → King Porus →
basinCountry	India → Pakistan →
continent	Asia →
country	India → Pakistan →
crossesLineOfControl	true →
dischargeBasin	Arabian Sea via Indus River →
flowsDirection	generally west and southwest →
flowsThrough	Azad Kashmir → Jammu and Kashmir → Kashmir Valley → Punjab, Pakistan →
governedBy	Indus Waters Treaty →
hasDam	Kishanganga Hydroelectric Plant → Mangla Dam → Uri Dam →
historicalName	Vitasta →
length	approximately 725 km →
locatedInRegion	Himalayas → Punjab region →
majorLeftTributary	Kunhar River → Poonch River →
majorRightTributary	Kishanganga River →
mentionedIn	Mahabharata → Rigveda →
mouth	Chenab River →
mouthCountry	Pakistan →
partOf	Indus Basin → Indus River system →
passesThrough	Baramulla → Jhelum, Pakistan → Mangla → Muzaffarabad → Srinagar →
primaryUse	drinking water supply → hydroelectric power generation → irrigation →
sourceCountry	India →
sourceLocation	Verinag →
sourceMountainRange	Pir Panjal Range →
sourceRegion	Anantnag district →
tributaryOf	Chenab River →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of the Hydaspes ("Jhelum") → Jammu and Kashmir → Muzaffarabad →	river
Chenab River ("Jhelum River (indirect via Indus system context)") → Indus River →	hasTributary
Indus Waters Treaty →	allocatesWatersOf
Kashmiris →	associatedRiver
Potohar Plateau →	borderedBy
Azad Jammu and Kashmir →	drainageBasin
Muzaffarabad →	locatedAtConfluenceOf
Srinagar →	locatedOnRiver
Battle of the Hydaspes →	location
Battle of the Hydaspes ("Jhelum River, Pakistan") →	modernLocation
Potohar Plateau ("Jhelum") →	near
Indus Waters Treaty →	providesPakistanRightsOver
Punjab →	traversedBy
Indus River basin →	tributary