Iravati River

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The Iravati River, better known today as the Ravi River, is one of the five major rivers of the Punjab region in northern India and eastern Pakistan, historically significant in Vedic texts and along the route of ancient civilizations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ravi River ⓘ
ancientName Iravati ⓘ
Parushni ⓘ
cityOnRiver Amritsar region ⓘ
linked to: Amritsar district

Chamba ⓘ
Lahore ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country India ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
crossesBorderBetween India and Pakistan ⓘ
culturalSignificance sacred river in some Hindu traditions ⓘ
drainageBasin eastern Pakistan ⓘ
northwestern India ⓘ
flowsDirection generally northwest to southwest ⓘ
flowsThrough Himachal Pradesh ⓘ
Punjab, India ⓘ
linked to: Punjab

Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ
formsPartOf India–Pakistan international border ⓘ
governedByTreaty Indus Waters Treaty ⓘ
hasDam Chamera Dam ⓘ
Ranjit Sagar Dam ⓘ
hasTributary Siul River ⓘ
Ujh River ⓘ
historicalSignificance Vedic period ⓘ
ancient Indian civilization ⓘ
length approximately 720 km ⓘ
locatedIn Punjab region ⓘ
linked to: Punjab

eastern Pakistan ⓘ
northern India ⓘ
majorRiverOf Punjab ⓘ
mentionedIn Rigveda ⓘ
Vedic texts ⓘ
linked to: Vedas
mouth Chenab River ⓘ
mouthLocation near Sarai Sidhu, Pakistan ⓘ
oneOf Five Rivers of Punjab ⓘ
partOf Indus River basin ⓘ
passesNear Gurdaspur ⓘ
Narowal District ⓘ
Pathankot ⓘ
regionNameEtymology Punjab name derived from five rivers including Ravi ⓘ
riverSystem Indus River system ⓘ
linked to: Indus River basin
sourceLocation Chamba district ⓘ
Himalayas ⓘ
tributaryOf Chenab River ⓘ
usedFor agriculture ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
waterAllocatedTo India under Indus Waters Treaty ⓘ

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Iravati → hasAlternativeTransliteration → Iravati River ⓘ