SAILING in the LARGEST RIVER in ASIA

Indus Valley" redirects here. For the Bronze Age civilisation, see Indus Valley Civilisation. For the constellation, see Indus (constellation). "Indus" and "Sindhu" redirect here. For other uses, see Indus (disambiguation) and Sindhu (disambiguation). Indus Sindhu Indus.A2002274.0610.1km.jpg Satellite image of the Indus River basin in Pakistan and India (International boundaries are superimposed) Indus River basin map.svg Map of the Indus River basin excluding the tributaries draining in to Rann of Kutch Location Country China, India, Pakistan State Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Tibet Cities Leh, Skardu, Dasu, Besham, Thakot, Swabi, Dera Ismail Khan, Sukkur, Hyderabad Physical characteristics Source Sênggê Zangbo - location Tibetan Plateau 2nd source Gar Tsangpo Source confluence - location Shiquanhe, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet and India - coordinates 32°29′54″N 79°41′28″E - elevation 4,255 m (13,960 ft) Mouth Arabian Sea (primary), Rann of Kutch (secondary) - location Indus River Delta (primary), Kori Creek (secondary), Pakistan, India - coordinates 23°59′40″N 67°25′51″ECoordinates: 23°59′40″N 67°25′51″E - elevation 0 m (0 ft) Length 2,880 km (1,790 mi) Basin size 1,165,000 km2 (450,000 sq mi) Discharge - location Arabian Sea - average 6,600 m3/s (230,000 cu ft/s) - minimum 1,200 m3/s (42,000 cu ft/s) - maximum 58,000 m3/s (2,000,000 cu ft/s) Basin features Tributaries - left Zanskar River, Suru River, Soan River, Jhelum River, Chenab River, Ravi River, Beas River, Sutlej River, Panjnad River, Ghaggar-Hakra River, Luni River - right Shyok River, Hunza River, Gilgit River, Swat River, Kunar River, Kabul River, Kurram River, Gomal River, Zhob River Indus River in Kharmang District, Pakistan. The Indus River (locally called Sindhu) is one of the longest rivers in Asia. Originating in the Tibetan Plateau in the vicinity of Lake Manasarovar, the river runs a course through the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, India, towards the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan and the Hindukush ranges, and then flows in a southerly direction along the entire length of Pakistan to merge into the Arabian Sea near the port city of Karachi in Sindh.[1][2] It is the longest river and national river of Pakistan.[3] The river has a total drainage area exceeding 1,165,000 km2 (450,000 sq mi). Its estimated annual flow stands at around 243 km3 (58 cu mi), twice that of the Nile River and three times that of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers combined, making it one of the largest rivers in the world in terms of annual flow.[4] The Zanskar is its left bank tributary in Ladakh. In the plains, its left bank tributary is the Panjnad which itself has five major tributaries, namely, the Chenab, Jhelum, the Ravi, the Beas, and the Sutlej. Its principal right bank tributaries are the Shyok, the Gilgit, the Kabul, the Gomal, and the Kurram. Beginning in a mountain spring and fed with glaciers and rivers in the Himalayas, the river supports ecosystems of temperate forests, plains and arid countryside. The northern part of the Indus Valley, with its tributaries, forms the Punjab region, while the lower course of the Indus is known as Sindh and ends in a large delta. The river has historically been important to many cultures of the region. The 3rd millennium BC saw the rise of a major urban civilization of the Bronze Age. During the 2nd millennium BC, the Punjab region was mentioned in the hymns of the Hindu Rigveda as Sapta Sindhu and the Zoroastrian Avesta as Hapta Hindu (both terms meaning "seven rivers"). Early historical kingdoms that arose in the Indus Valley include Gandhāra, and the Ror dynasty of Sauvīra. The Indus River came into the knowledge of the West early in the Classical Period, when King Darius of Persia sent his Greek subject Scylax of Caryanda to explore the river, ca. 515