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Ravi River
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The Ravi River (Sanskrit: रवि, Punjabi: ਰਾਵੀ, Urdu: راوی) is a river in India and Pakistan. It is one of the five rivers which give Punjab its name. The Ravi was known as Parushani or Iravati to Indians in Vedic times and Hydraotes to the Ancient Greeks. It originates in the Himalayas in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh following a north-westerly course. It turns to the south-west, near Dalhousie, and then cuts a gorge in the Dhaola Dhar range entering the Punjab plain near Madhopur. It then flows along the Indo-Pak border for some distance before entering Pakistan and joining the Chenab river. The total length of the river is about 720 km. The waters of the Ravi river are allocated to India under the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan and the resulting Indus Basin Project. It is also called 'The river of Lahore' since that great city is located on its eastern bank. On its western bank is located the famous tomb of Jahangir.
Part of the battle of the ten kings was fought on the Parushani river, which according to Yaska (nirukta 9.26) refers to the Iravati river (Ravi River) in the Punjab. Macdonell and Keith write that "the name [Parusni] is certainly that of the river later called Ravi (Iravati)".[1]
- ^ Macdonell and Keith, Vedic Index, 1912
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| Punjabi Names | Jhelum | Chenab | Ravi | Sutlej | Beas |
| Ancient Greek Names | Hydaspes | Acesines | Hydraotes | Hesidros | Hyphasis |
| Sanskrit Names | Vitasta | Ashkini | Parushani | Shatadru | Arjiki |
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| Lakes | Renuka Lake | Maharana Pratap Sagar | Gobind Sagar (more...) |
| Rivers | Beas | Chenab | Ravi | Sutlej | Yamuna |
| Districts | Bilaspur | Chamba | Hamirpur | Kangra | Kinnaur | Kullu | Lahul and Spiti | Mandi | Sirmaur | Shimla | Solan | Una |
| Other | Climate of Himachal Pradesh | Protected areas of Himachal Pradesh | List of peaks in Himachal Pradesh |
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| Inland | Indus · Ganges · Yamuna · Chenab · Jhelum · Brahmaputra · Godavari · Narmada · Tapti · Ravi · Beas · Sutlej · Dudh Kosi · Padma · Sarasvati · Krishna · Kaveri · Meghna · Mahanadi · Son · Ghaghara · Betwa · Chambal · Kosi · Sapt Koshi · Tamur · Mo Chhu · Sankosh · Drangme Chhu · Ganges Basin · Ganges Delta · Indus Delta · Dal Lake · Pookode Lake · Skeleton Lake · Chilka Lake · Lake Powai · Borith Lake · Saiful Muluk · Gosaikunda · Nizam Sagar · Red Hills Lake · Malampuzha · Kerala Backwaters · Damodar |
| Off the Coast | Indian Ocean · Arabian Sea · Laccadive Sea · Bay of Bengal · Gulf of Kutch · Gulf of Khambhat · Palk Strait · Gulf of Mannar |
| Main | Reservoirs and dams in India · Lakes of India · Rivers of India · Lakes of Pakistan · Rivers of Pakistan · Rivers of Bangladesh · Rivers of Bhutan · Lakes of Nepal · Rivers of Nepal |
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