Indus
River Name | Indus Also known as Sindhu |
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Flow Consistency | Perennial |
Origin of Indus | |
Origin | S ngg Zangbo |
Origin Location | Tibetan Plateau |
Origin Elevation | 4255 mtrs |
Origin Coordinates | 32 29'54"N 79 41'28" |
Mouth of Indus | |
Mouth | Arabian Sea |
Mouth Location | Indus River Delta |
Mouth Coordinates | 23 59'40"N 67 25'51" |
Indus Flows Through | |
Major Cities/Districts | Leh, Skardu, Dasu, Besham, Thakot, Swabi, Dera Ismail Khan, Sukkur and Hyderabad |
States | Jammu, Kashmir, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Tibet |
Countries | China, India, Pakistan |
Basin of Indus | |
Flow Direction | East to West |
Length | 3,180 km |
Basin area | 1,165,000 km2 |
Tributaries of Indus | |
Left Tributaries | Zanskar, Suru, Soan, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Panjnad, Ghaggar-Hakra and Luni |
Right Tributaries | Shyok, Hunza, Gilgit, Swat, Kunar, Kabul, Kurram, Gomal and Zhob |
Infrastructure on Indus | |
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