Assi River

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The Assi River is a small river in Varanasi, India, that meets the Ganges near Assi Ghat and gives the famous ghat its name.

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Assi River canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Assi Ghat
city Varanasi
confluenceNear Assi Ghat
country India
countrySubdivision Uttar Pradesh
drainageBasin Ganges Basin
environmentalIssue pollution
sewage discharge
etymologyRelatedTo Assi Ghat
flowsInto Ganges
flowsThrough southern Varanasi
givesNameTo Assi Ghat
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Hindus
hasStatus small seasonal river
hasType tributary of the Ganges
knownAs Assi Nala
locatedIn northern India
surface form: Northern India

Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi
locatedNear Assi Ghat
surface form: Sangam of Assi and Ganges at Assi Ghat
mouthLocation Assi Ghat
surface form: Ganges at Assi Ghat
near southern end of old Varanasi city
partOf Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
surface form: Ganges river system
region Purvanchal
religiousContext part of sacred geography of Varanasi
state Uttar Pradesh
urbanContext flows through urban Varanasi

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

Kashi locatedBetweenRivers Assi River
Assi Ghat isConfluenceOf Assi River
Varanasi district hasRiver Assi River