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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient river name
river
ancientNameOf Ravi River NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
flowsThroughCountry India
Pakistan
hasAlternativeName Airavati
Parushni
hasAlternativeTransliteration Iravati River NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
nameType hydronym
nameUsedIn ancient Indian geography
partOf Indus River system NERFINISHED
relatedHydronym Ravi
relatedTo Saraswati River
surface form: Sapta Sindhu
tributaryOf Indus River NERFINISHED

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Ravi ancientName Iravati
Ravi River ancientName Iravati