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gptkbp:instanceOf
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geographical region
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Indo-Gangetic_Plain
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gptkbp:area
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approximately 700,000 square kilometers
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gptkbp:borders
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gptkb:Deccan_Plateau
gptkb:Bay_of_Bengal
gptkb:Himalayas
gptkb:Thar_Desert
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gptkbp:characterizedBy
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fertile alluvial soil
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gptkbp:climate
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subtropical
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gptkbp:drainedBy
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gptkb:Brahmaputra_River_system
gptkb:Ganges_River_system
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gptkbp:elevation
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low-lying
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gptkbp:extendsTo
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gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Punjab
gptkb:West_Bengal
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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cradle of ancient Indian civilization
site of many ancient kingdoms
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Gangetic Plain
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gptkbp:importantFor
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economic significance
agricultural heartland of India
densely populated region
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:South_Asia
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gptkbp:mainCrops
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gptkb:rice
gptkb:wheat
jute
sugarcane
pulses
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gptkbp:mainRiver
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gptkb:Son
gptkb:Gandak
gptkb:Ghaghara
gptkb:Kosi
gptkb:Ganges
gptkb:Yamuna
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gptkbp:majorCity
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gptkb:Allahabad
gptkb:Lahore
gptkb:Varanasi
gptkb:Lucknow
gptkb:Delhi
gptkb:Dhaka
gptkb:Kolkata
gptkb:Patna
gptkb:Kanpur
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Ganges_River
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Great_Plains_of_India
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gptkbp:population
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very high
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gptkbp:soilType
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alluvial
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Karnali_River
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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