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 Punjab plains
linked to: Indo-Gangetic Plain
culturalRegion Greater Punjab
linked to: 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 Vedic literature
linked to: Hindu scriptures

ancient Indian texts
modernName Ravi River
nameType hydronym
nameUsedIn ancient Indian geography
partOf Indus River system
linked to: Indus River basin
relatedHydronym Ravi
relatedTo Sapta Sindhu
linked to: Saraswati River
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 alsoKnownAs Iravati (historical name)
linked to: Iravati
Ravi River ancientName Iravati