Iravati River
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The Iravati River, better known today as the Ravi River, is one of the five major rivers of the Punjab region in northern India and eastern Pakistan, historically significant in Vedic texts and along the route of ancient civilizations.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iravati River canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ravi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancientName |
Iravati
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ⓘ
Parushni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOnRiver |
Amritsar region
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ⓘ
Chamba NERFINISHED ⓘ Lahore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
India
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween | India and Pakistan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | sacred river in some Hindu traditions ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
eastern Pakistan
ⓘ
northwestern India ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally northwest to southwest ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Himachal Pradesh
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ⓘ
Punjab, India NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | India–Pakistan international border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedByTreaty | Indus Waters Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Chamera Dam
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ⓘ
Ranjit Sagar Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Siul River
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ⓘ
Ujh River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
Vedic period
ⓘ
ancient Indian civilization ⓘ |
| length | approximately 720 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Punjab region
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ⓘ
eastern Pakistan ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| majorRiverOf | Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Rigveda
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ⓘ
Vedic texts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouth | Chenab River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | near Sarai Sidhu, Pakistan ⓘ |
| oneOf | Five Rivers of Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indus River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Gurdaspur
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ⓘ
Narowal District NERFINISHED ⓘ Pathankot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionNameEtymology | Punjab name derived from five rivers including Ravi ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Indus River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Chamba district
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ⓘ
Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Chenab River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| waterAllocatedTo | India under Indus Waters Treaty ⓘ |
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