Shyok River

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river

The Shyok River is a major river flowing through the Ladakh region of India and parts of Pakistan-administered territories, known for its rugged Himalayan course and strategic location near the India–China border.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
basinCountry India ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
climateZone cold desert ⓘ
country India ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
etymology name derived from Tibetan or Balti language ⓘ
flowsDirection northwest to southwest in lower course ⓘ
southeast to northwest in upper course ⓘ
flowsNear Daulat Beg Oldi ⓘ
Galwan Valley ⓘ
Nubra Valley ⓘ
flowsThrough Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
Ladakh ⓘ
flowsThroughValley Shyok Valley ⓘ
hasFeature braided channels ⓘ
deep gorges ⓘ
high sediment load ⓘ
hasTributary Chang Chenmo River ⓘ
Galwan River ⓘ
Hushe River ⓘ
Nubra River ⓘ
Saltoro River NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor proximity to Line of Actual Control ⓘ
proximity to Line of Control ⓘ
rugged Himalayan course ⓘ
strategic military importance ⓘ
locatedIn Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
surface form: Baltistan

Himalayas ⓘ
Karakoram ⓘ
Transhimalaya ⓘ
mouthLocation Indus Gorge in the Himalayas ⓘ
surface form: Indus River near Skardu
nearBorderWith China ⓘ
India ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
partOf Indus River basin ⓘ
passesThrough Diskit ⓘ
Durbuk ⓘ
Tangtse ⓘ
Turtuk ⓘ
region Ladakh ⓘ
surface form: Union Territory of Ladakh
roadAlong Darbuk–Shyok–Daulat Beg Oldi Road ⓘ
Leh–Nubra road ⓘ
sourceLocation Karakoram ⓘ
surface form: Karakoram Range

Rimo Glacier ⓘ
tributaryOf Indus River ⓘ
usedFor local irrigation ⓘ
military logistics routes ⓘ

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

Ladakh → hasRiver → Shyok River ⓘ
Indus River → hasTributary → Shyok River ⓘ
Nubra Valley → traversedBy → Shyok River ⓘ
Gilgit-Baltistan → traversedByRiver → Shyok River ⓘ
Indus River basin → tributary → Shyok River ⓘ