Indus River
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Summary
Indus River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.11% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,444 views/month, #15 of 13,643).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Punjab[3], Ladakh[4], Sindh[5], Hazara[6], Gilgit-Baltistan[7], Tibet Autonomous Region[8]
- Country: Pakistan[9], People's Republic of China[10], India[11]
- Continent: Asia[12]
- Basin country: Pakistan[13]
- Commons category: Indus River[14]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Arabian Sea[15]
- Origin of the watercourse: Sengge Zangbo[16], Tibetan Plateau[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Indus River[18]
- Commons gallery: River Indus[19]
- Tributary: Zanskar River[20], Haro River[21], Gilgit River[22], Shigar River[23], Shyok River[24], Panjnad River[25], Shingo River[26], Soan River[27], Kurram River[28], Gomal River[29], Kabul River[30], Astore River[31], Satpara Stream[32], Bunar Gah[33]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Indus basin[34]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[37], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[38], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[39], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[40]
- Native label: نیلاب[41]
- Different from: Indians[42], Dalaman Brook[43]
- Length: 3180 km[44]
- Watershed area: 1,165,000 km²[45]
- Discharge: 6600 cubic metre per second[46]
- Drainage basin: Indus basin[47]
- Impounded by: Tarbela Dam[48]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[49], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[50]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Indus River include India[51], a country[52], in India[53], founded in 1947[54]; Hinduism[55], a religion[56]; Indus Valley Civilization[57], an archaeological culture[58], in Pakistan[59]; Indo-Gangetic Plain[60], a plain[61], in India[62]; and Induan[63], a stage[64].
Why It Matters
Indus River has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
Entities named for it include India[51], a country[52], in India[53], founded in 1947[54]; Hinduism[55], a religion[56]; Indus Valley Civilization[57], an archaeological culture[58], in Pakistan[59]; Indo-Gangetic Plain[60], a plain[61], in India[62]; and Induan[63], a stage[64].