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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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about 700,000 square kilometers
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gptkbp:basinSize
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Ganges-Brahmaputra basin
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gptkbp:borders
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gptkb:Himalayas_(north)
Brahmaputra Valley (east)
Deccan Plateau (south)
Thar Desert (west)
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gptkbp:characterizedBy
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fertile alluvial soil
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gptkbp:climate
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humid subtropical
tropical savanna
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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:length
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approximately 2,500 km
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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
maize
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:Varanasi
gptkb:Lucknow
gptkb:Farrukhabad
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:notableFeature
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rich biodiversity
dense population
seasonal flooding
monsoon rains
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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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high
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gptkbp:width
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approximately 300 km to 350 km
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Kosala_Kingdom
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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