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Bookmark or Share- Ganges River | History, Map, Location, Pollution, & Facts - BritannicaGanges River, great river of the plains of the northern Indian subcontinent, which from time immemorial has been the holy river of Hinduism. Despite its importance, its length of 1,560 miles (2,510 km) is relatively short compared with the other great rivers of Asia or the world.
- Ganga River System: Origin, Course & Tributaries - Next IASWith a total length of over 2,500 kilometres, the Ganga is the most important river in India and one of the longest in Asia. The Ganga River is a major river of the Indian subcontinent rising in the Himalayan mountains and flowing about 2,525 km generally eastward through a vast plain to the Bay of Bengal. West Bengal.
- Ganges River - History & Origin, Significance, Facts, PollutionThe Ganges or Ganga is the longest river in India, and one of the most sacred rivers for the Hindus. It is also the third largest river across the globe by discharge. The Ganges is a 2,525 km trans-boundary river of Asia that rises in the western Himalayas and flows through India and Bangladesh.
- Ganges - WikipediaThe Ganges (/ ˈ ɡ æ n dʒ iː z / GAN-jeez; in India: Ganga, / ˈ ɡ ʌ ŋ ɡ ɑː / GUNG-ah; in Bangladesh: Padma, / ˈ p ʌ d m ə / PUD-mə) [5] [6] [7] [8] is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km-long (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
- Ganges - World History EncyclopediaThe River Ganges, also known as the Ganga, flows 2,700 km from the Himalaya mountains to the Bay of Bengal in northern India and Bangladesh. Regarded as sacred by Hindus, the river is personified as the goddess Ganga in ancient texts and art.
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