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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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Shyok River canonical 25
Shyok River basin 2
Shyok 1

Statements (48)

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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (29)

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

Indus River → hasTributary → Shyok River ⓘ
Gilgit-Baltistan → traversedByRiver → Shyok River ⓘ
Nubra Valley → traversedBy → Shyok River ⓘ
Indus River basin → tributary → Shyok River ⓘ
Ladakh → hasRiver → Shyok River ⓘ
Diskit → riverValley → Shyok River ⓘ
Sumur → hasNearbyRiver → Shyok River ⓘ
Diskit Monastery → overlooks → Shyok River ⓘ
Hunder sand dunes → riverNearby → Shyok River ⓘ
Khaplu → locatedNear → Shyok River ⓘ
Karakoram glacial system → drainsInto → Shyok River ⓘ
Nubra River → tributaryOf → Shyok River ⓘ
Nubra River → associatedWith → Shyok River ⓘ
Galwan River → flowsInto → Shyok River ⓘ
Galwan River → tributaryOf → Shyok River ⓘ
Leh–Nubra road → passesNear → Shyok River ⓘ
Shyok Valley → river → Shyok River ⓘ
Shyok Valley → traversedBy → Shyok River ⓘ
Shyok Valley → partOf → Shyok River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shyok River basin
Turtuk → locatedOnRiver → Shyok River ⓘ
Darbuk–Shyok–Daulat Beg Oldi Road → connects → Shyok River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shyok
Darbuk–Shyok–Daulat Beg Oldi Road → followsValleyOf → Shyok River ⓘ
Chang Chenmo River → mouthRiver → Shyok River ⓘ
Chang Chenmo River → tributaryOf → Shyok River ⓘ
Karakoram River valleys → partOf → Shyok River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shyok River basin
Hushe River → mouthOf → Shyok River ⓘ
Hushe River → tributaryOf → Shyok River ⓘ
Hushe River → riverSystem → Shyok River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shyok–Indus river system
Hushe River → flowsInto → Shyok River ⓘ