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The Indus is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South Asia. The 3,180 km river rises in Western Tibet, flows northwest through the Ladakh and Gilgit-Baltistan regions of Kashmir

Indus River Length: 3,180 km

Indus River Mouths: Arabian Sea, Rann of Kutch, Nalsarovar bird sanctuary

Indus River Tributaries: Sutlej River, Chenab River, Jhelum River, Ravi River,

Indus River Sources: Tibetan Plateau, Senge Zangbu, Gar River

Indus River 2nd source: Gar Tsangpo

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He is referred to as " The Father of History ".

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• The Sindh River is mentioned in the Rigveda, a collection of ancient Indian Vedic Sanskrit hymns.
• The Rigveda is one of the four sacred Vedic Sanskrit texts of Hinduism, and it is one of the oldest and most important texts of Hinduism.
• The Rigveda mentions the sapta-sindhavaḥ (Sanskrit: सप्तसिन्धवः), or seven rivers, along with other rivers.

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The Indus River starts in Tibet

The river Indus originates from the Mansarovar lake

The Indus River flows through India, Pakistan,

The Indus River finally falls into the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

River Indus starts making a delta near the city of Thatta

The old name of the Indus river was: Sindhu

National River of Pakistan: Indus River

6 Barrages constructed in Indus River

Indus River Length: 3,180 km

Indus River 2nd source: Gar Tsangpo

The upper Indus plain ends at Mithankot 

The upper Indus plain starts from Kalabagh

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Anaximander was the earliest Greek to make a map of the world.

In the 6th century BC, he created a map of the then-known world, assuming Earth as Cylinder.

Ptolemy first drew maps of the world using Latitudes and Longitudes.

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Kot Diji  was the forerunner of the Indus Civilization. 

Kot Diji Fort was built around 1790 by the Talpur dynasty ruler of Upper Sindh, Mir Suhrab, who reigned from 1783 to 1830 AD.

This fort built on the ridge of a steep narrow hill is well-preserved.

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The ancient fort accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site is Rohtas Fort, located in Punjab, added in 1997.

It is built in the 16th century.

It is renowned for its military architecture.

It was constructed over seven years.

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