Iravati

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Iravati is the ancient name of the Ravi River, one of the five major rivers of the Punjab region in South Asia.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Iravati canonical 3
Iravati (historical name) 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient river name
river
ancientNameOf Ravi River
associatedWithRegion Indo-Gangetic Plain
surface form: Punjab plains
culturalRegion Punjab
surface form: Greater Punjab
emptiesInto Chenab River via Ravi-Chenab system
etymologyLanguage Sanskrit
flowsInDirection generally westward
flowsNearCity Amritsar
Lahore
flowsThroughCountry India
Pakistan
hasAlternativeName Airavati
Parushni
hasAlternativeTransliteration Iravati River
hasRoleIn historical geography of the Vedic period
hasSignificanceIn Indo-Aryan cultural history
historicalSignificance one of the rivers of ancient Punjab
isOneOf five major rivers of Punjab
locatedInRegion Punjab
locatedInSubcontinent South Asia
mentionedIn Hindu scriptures
surface form: Vedic literature

ancient Indian texts
modernName Ravi River
nameType hydronym
nameUsedIn ancient Indian geography
partOf Indus River basin
surface form: Indus River system
relatedHydronym Ravi
relatedTo Saraswati River
surface form: Sapta Sindhu
tributaryOf Indus River

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Referenced by (4)

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

Ravi River ancientName Iravati
Ravi ancientName Iravati
Ravi River (confluence in Pakistan before joining Indus) alsoKnownAs Iravati
subject surface form: Ravi River
this entity surface form: Iravati (historical name)
Ravi River in India and Pakistan ancientName Iravati
subject surface form: Ravi River