Gandaki River
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Summary
Gandaki River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.93% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,550 views/month, #127 of 13,643).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Nepal[3], India[4]
- Commons category: Gandaki River[5]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Ganges[6]
- Said to be the same as: Gandak[7], Burhi Gandak River[8]
- Coordinate location: 25.653473, 85.183067[9], 29.009933333333, 83.9048[10], 25.6525, 85.184444444444[11], 25.6554, 85.1829[12]
- IUCN protected areas category: IUCN category II: National Park[13]
- Origin of the watercourse: Dhaulagiri[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gandaki River[15]
- Tributary: Myagdi Khola[16], Trishuli River[17], Rahughat Khola[18]
- Category for the water basin: Q9447311[19]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[21], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22]
- Native label: कालीगण्डकी नदी[23], कालीगण्डकी[24]
- Length: 630[25]
- Elevation above sea level: 52[26]
- Watershed area: 46,300[27]
- Discharge: 1760.0[28]
- Drainage basin: Ganges Basin[29]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Gandaki River include Narayani Bridge[30], a bridge[31], in Nepal[32], founded in 1980[33]; Gandaki Zone[34], a zone of Nepal[35], in Nepal[36]; and Narayani Zone[37], a zone of Nepal[38], in Nepal[39].
Why It Matters
Gandaki River has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for it include Narayani Bridge[30], a bridge[31], in Nepal[32], founded in 1980[33]; Gandaki Zone[34], a zone of Nepal[35], in Nepal[36]; and Narayani Zone[37], a zone of Nepal[38], in Nepal[39].