Kali River (Uttar Pradesh)
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The Kali River originates in the Doon Valley
and passes through Saharanpur
, Muzaffarnagar
and Bagpat district
s, before merging with Hindon River
(at Barnava
, Bagpat), which goes on to merge with the Yamuna River near Delhi. The total length of the river from its origin up to its confluence with the Hindon river (a tributary of Yamuna) is 150 km. The river is named Kali, possibly because the colour of the river is black (Kala in Hindi
).
Doon Valley
Doon Valley is a valley located in Sivalik Hills in Uttarakhand, India. It is the location of Dehradun, capital of Uttarakhand state.-Etmology:...
and passes through Saharanpur
Saharanpur
Saharanpur is a city and a Municipal Corporation in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Saharanpur District as well as Saharanpur Division...
, Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar is a major city and a municipal board in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city was established in Mughal period by a Sayyid Jagirdar, Munawar Lashkar Ali, and so named in honour of his father, Muzaffar Ali Khan. It is the headquarters of the Muzaffarnagar district. It is a...
and Bagpat district
Bagpat District
Baghpat district is one of the 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Baghpat town is the district headquarters. This district covers an area of 1321 km². The district has a population of 1,163,991.-Economy:...
s, before merging with Hindon River
Hindon River
Hindon River, a tributary of Yamuna river, is a river in India that originates in the Saharanpur District, from Upper Shivalik in Lower Himalayan Range...
(at Barnava
Barnava
Barnava is a village in Bagpat district in Uttar Pradesh, India.Barnava is between Sardhana and Binauli near Meerut.Baranava is the site of the Lakshagriha, it was called Varnavat at Mahabharata time. Barnava still have evidence of Lakshagriha....
, Bagpat), which goes on to merge with the Yamuna River near Delhi. The total length of the river from its origin up to its confluence with the Hindon river (a tributary of Yamuna) is 150 km. The river is named Kali, possibly because the colour of the river is black (Kala in Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
).