Indus

Karachi's water source

The Indus is a major river flowing through South Asia, rising in Tibet and running through Pakistan to the Arabian Sea.

It gave its name to India and the Indus Valley civilization, one of the world's earliest urban cultures.

In astronomy, Indus is a faint southern constellation representing a human figure.

civilization

Bronze Age

Early metalworking civilization period

seals · script · urbanism · citadels · granaries · drainage · baths · terracotta · beads · pottery

region

Pakistan

South Asian nation

  • PunjabSouth Asian agricultural region
  • KarachiPakistan's most populous city
  • TibetHimalayan plateau region

Kashmir · Karakoram · Himalayas · monsoon · subcontinent · partition · Peshawar

river

tributaries

Streams joining larger rivers

floodplain · alluvium · sediment · meander · watershed · streamflow · riparian · estuary · freshwater · irrigation

vedic

Saraswati

Hindu goddess of wisdom

  • VedicOf Hindu sacred writings
  • IndraVedic king of deities
  • hymnsReligious songs of worship

Aryan · Sanskrit · Dravidian · Mahabharata

constellation

southern sky

astronomy

Categories
Opposites
south asian river systems

IndusGanges

India's holiest river

Brahmaputra · Krishna

ancient river valley civilizations

IndusNile

Africa's longest river

Tigris · Euphrates · Yellow River · Yangtze · Mesopotamia

pakistan vs india national identity

IndusGanges

India's holiest river

Varanasi · Benares

Phrases
Family

India, Indian, Hindi, Indiana, Indonesia, Hinduism, Indianapolis, Hindu, Indus Valley

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G