Soan River
E219856
The Soan River is a significant river in Pakistan’s Pothohar Plateau, flowing near Rawalpindi and serving as an important natural and historical feature of the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soan River canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alternateName | Swan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance | Soanian Paleolithic culture sites ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Soanian stone tool industry
ⓘ
prehistoric human settlements in Pothohar Plateau ⓘ |
| climateZone | semi-arid to sub-humid ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Grand Trunk Road
ⓘ
Islamabad Highway ⓘ Kallar Syedan–Rawat Road ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Indus River basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Indus Basin
|
| ecoregion | Subtropical thorn forest ⓘ |
| emptiesInto |
Indus River
ⓘ
surface form:
Indus River near Kalabagh
|
| environmentalIssue | pollution from urban and industrial waste near Rawalpindi ⓘ |
| featureOf |
Potohar Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Pothohar Plateau landscape
|
| flowsDirection | generally east to west ⓘ |
| flowsNear | Rawalpindi ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Attock District
ⓘ
Islamabad ⓘ
surface form:
Islamabad Capital Territory
Rawalpindi District ⓘ |
| geologicalSignificance | evidence of ancient river system predating Indus ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Soan Bridge on Islamabad Expressway ⓘ |
| hasFloodplain | near Rawalpindi ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Haro River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korang River NERFINISHED ⓘ Ling Stream ⓘ Sill River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasValley | Soan Valley ⓘ |
| historicalRole | route corridor in ancient Pothohar region ⓘ |
| hydrologicalType | perennial river ⓘ |
| influences | local agriculture in Pothohar Plateau ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Soan Valley
ⓘ
deep gorges in Pothohar Plateau ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Potohar Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Pothohar Plateau
|
| mouthLocation | near Kalabagh ⓘ |
| near |
Lohi Bher Wildlife Park
ⓘ
Rawat Fort ⓘ Saidpur area of Islamabad ⓘ Taxila Tehsil ⓘ
surface form:
Taxila region
|
| partOf | Northern Pakistan river system ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Kahuta
ⓘ
Kallar Syedan ⓘ Sihala ⓘ |
| region | Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Murree
ⓘ
surface form:
Murree Hills
|
| tributaryOf | Indus River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing by local communities
ⓘ
irrigation in surrounding areas ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.