Jhelum River | MCQs

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Chennab meet Jehlum at the Trimmu

ALL QUESTIONS AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT "RIVER CHENNAB"

The Chenab flows through:

the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, India into the plains of Punjab, Pakistan, before ultimately flowing into the Indus River.

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The Chenab River is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan

is formed by the union of two headwaters, Chandra and Bhaga

Length: 1,200 km (750 mi)approx

The Chenab River was called Asikni  The name meant that it was seen to have dark-coloured waters.

Chenab River rises in the Himalayas and flows into Pakistan.

Doaaba Chaj is located between River Chenab and River Jehlum

Doab between Ravi and Chenab rivers is called Rachna Doab

The area between rivers Jhelum and Chenab is called Chaj

Abdul Qayoom Khan presented the Chenab formula to resolve the Kashmir dispute on April 16, 2021 

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The Jhelum River originates from a deep spring at Vernag in western Jammu and Kashmir.

The river flows northwest from the Pir Panjal Range through the Vale of Kashmir.

It empties into Wular Lake at Srinagar, which regulates its flow.

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The ancient Greek name for the River Jhelum was Hydaspes.

It was historically significant, especially for the Battle of Hydaspes fought between Alexander the Great and King Porus in 326 BCE near this river.

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River Kunhar joins the Jhelum River at Rarah about 10 km downstream from Muzaffarabad, in the Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

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