Chenab River
major river of India and Pakistan
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Summary
Chenab River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.53% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,630 views/month, #72 of 13,643).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Himachal Pradesh[3], Punjab[4], Jammu and Kashmir[5]
- Country: India[6], Pakistan[7]
- Continent: Asia[8]
- Basin country: India[9], Pakistan[10]
- Commons category: Chenab River[11]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Panjnad River[12]
- Origin of the watercourse: Chandra River[13], Bhaga River[14]
- Tributary: Tawi River[15], Ravi River[16], Jhelum River[17], Marusudar River[18], Bhut Nal[19]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Chenab Basin[20]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[21], Pauly–Wissowa[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27]
- Native label: جھناں ندی[28], دریائے چناب[29], چنانہہ دریا[30], चनाब नदी[31]
- Length: 1974 km[32]
- Watershed area: 138,000 km²[33]
- Connects with: Lower Chenab Canal[34]
- Drainage basin: Indus basin[35]
- Impounded by: Marala Headworks[36], Qadirabad Headworks[37]
Why It Matters
Chenab River has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]