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