Soan River

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The Soan River is a significant river in Pakistan’s Pothohar Plateau, flowing near Rawalpindi and serving as an important natural and historical feature of the region.

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Soan River canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alternateName Swan River NERFINISHED
archaeologicalSignificance Soanian Paleolithic culture sites
associatedWith Soanian stone tool industry
prehistoric human settlements in Pothohar Plateau
climateZone semi-arid to sub-humid
country Pakistan
crossedBy Grand Trunk Road
Islamabad Highway
Kallar Syedan–Rawat Road
drainageBasin Indus Basin
linked to: Indus River basin
ecoregion Subtropical thorn forest
emptiesInto Indus River near Kalabagh
linked to: Indus River
environmentalIssue pollution from urban and industrial waste near Rawalpindi
featureOf Pothohar Plateau landscape
linked to: Potohar Plateau
flowsDirection generally east to west
flowsNear Rawalpindi
flowsThrough Attock District
Islamabad Capital Territory
linked to: Islamabad

Rawalpindi District
geologicalSignificance evidence of ancient river system predating Indus
hasBridge Soan Bridge on Islamabad Expressway
hasFloodplain near Rawalpindi
hasTributary Haro River NERFINISHED
Korang River NERFINISHED
Ling Stream
Sill River NERFINISHED
hasValley Soan Valley
historicalRole route corridor in ancient Pothohar region
hydrologicalType perennial river
influences local agriculture in Pothohar Plateau
knownFor Soan Valley
deep gorges in Pothohar Plateau
locatedIn Pothohar Plateau
linked to: Potohar Plateau
mouthLocation near Kalabagh
near Lohi Bher Wildlife Park
Rawat Fort
Saidpur area of Islamabad
Taxila region
linked to: Taxila Tehsil
partOf Northern Pakistan river system
passesNear Kahuta
Kallar Syedan
Sihala
region Punjab, Pakistan
sourceRegion Murree Hills
linked to: Murree
tributaryOf Indus River
usedFor fishing by local communities
irrigation in surrounding areas

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Rawalpindi locatedNear Soan River
Potohar Plateau majorRiver Soan River
Soan Valley namedAfter Soan River
Soan Valley hasPart Soan River
Soan Valley drainageBasinOf Soan River