Zanskar River
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The Zanskar River is a major river in the Ladakh region of India, famed for its deep gorges, frozen winter trekking route, and dramatic confluence with the Indus near Nimmu.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nubra River | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Ladakh
ⓘ
surface form:
India–Ladakh
|
| climateZone | cold desert ⓘ |
| confluenceLocation | Nimmu ⓘ |
| confluenceWith | Indus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| drainagePattern | mountain river ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | high-altitude river ecosystem ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally north-east towards the Indus ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Kargil district
ⓘ
Leh ⓘ
surface form:
Leh district
Zanskar Valley ⓘ |
| forms |
Zanskar Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Zanskar Gorge
|
| freezesInSeason | winter ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
Greater Himalayas
ⓘ
Zanskar Range ⓘ |
| hasValley | Zanskar Valley ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanche risk in winter
ⓘ
flash floods in summer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Chadar Trek
ⓘ
adventure tourism ⓘ deep gorges ⓘ dramatic confluence with the Indus ⓘ frozen winter trekking route ⓘ river rafting ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Zanskari-speaking areas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ladakh
ⓘ
Ladakh ⓘ
surface form:
Union Territory of Ladakh
northern India ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Indus Gorge in the Himalayas
ⓘ
surface form:
Indus River near Nimmu
near Nimmu ⓘ |
| partOf | Indus River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Padum
ⓘ
Padum ⓘ
surface form:
Zanskar town
|
| regionType | trans-Himalayan river ⓘ |
| religionRegion | predominantly Buddhist areas ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Himalayas
ⓘ
Zanskar Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Zanskar region
|
| state |
Jammu and Kashmir
ⓘ
surface form:
Jammu and Kashmir (historical, before reorganization)
|
| tourismSeason |
summer for rafting
ⓘ
winter for Chadar Trek ⓘ |
| touristActivity |
ice trekking
ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ white-water rafting ⓘ winter trekking ⓘ |
| transportRole | traditional winter access route to Zanskar ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Indus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | winter route between remote villages ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nubra River