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The Ravi River ( ) is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in Pakistan
Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
 and India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
 originating in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is a state in the Punjab region in north-west India. Himachal Pradesh is spread over 21,629 square mile , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on north, Punjab on west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on south, Uttarakhand on south-east and by Tibet on the east....
, India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
. It is one of the five rivers which give Punjab
Punjab region

Punjab , also Panjab , is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. The "Five Rivers" are Beas River, Ravi River, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum River; all these are tributaries of the Indus river, Jhelum being the biggest one....
 its name. The Ravi was known as or to Indians in Vedic times and to the Ancient Greeks
Ancient Greece

The term Ancient Greece refers to the period of History of Greece lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca. 1100 BC and the Dorian invasion, to 146 BC and the Roman Republic conquest of Greece after the Battle of Corinth ....
. It originates in the Himalayas in the Chamba district
Chamba district

Chamba is the northwestern district of Himachal Pradesh, in India, with its headquarters in Chamba town. The towns of Dalhousie, India and Khajjhiar are popular hill stations and vacation spots for the people from the plains of northern India....
 of Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is a state in the Punjab region in north-west India. Himachal Pradesh is spread over 21,629 square mile , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on north, Punjab on west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on south, Uttarakhand on south-east and by Tibet on the east....
 following a north-westerly course. It turns to the south-west, near Dalhousie
Dalhousie, India

Dalhousie is a city and a municipal council in Chamba district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India....
, and then cuts a gorge in the Dhaola Dhar range entering the Punjab plain near Madhopur near pathankot
Pathankot

Pathankot a city and a municipal committee in Gurdaspur district in the Indian States and territories of India of Punjab . It was a part of the Nurpur Princely state ruled by the Pathania Rajputs prior to 1849 A.D....
.






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The Ravi River ( ) is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in Pakistan
Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
 and India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
 originating in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is a state in the Punjab region in north-west India. Himachal Pradesh is spread over 21,629 square mile , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on north, Punjab on west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on south, Uttarakhand on south-east and by Tibet on the east....
, India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
. It is one of the five rivers which give Punjab
Punjab region

Punjab , also Panjab , is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. The "Five Rivers" are Beas River, Ravi River, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum River; all these are tributaries of the Indus river, Jhelum being the biggest one....
 its name. The Ravi was known as or to Indians in Vedic times and to the Ancient Greeks
Ancient Greece

The term Ancient Greece refers to the period of History of Greece lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca. 1100 BC and the Dorian invasion, to 146 BC and the Roman Republic conquest of Greece after the Battle of Corinth ....
. It originates in the Himalayas in the Chamba district
Chamba district

Chamba is the northwestern district of Himachal Pradesh, in India, with its headquarters in Chamba town. The towns of Dalhousie, India and Khajjhiar are popular hill stations and vacation spots for the people from the plains of northern India....
 of Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is a state in the Punjab region in north-west India. Himachal Pradesh is spread over 21,629 square mile , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on north, Punjab on west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on south, Uttarakhand on south-east and by Tibet on the east....
 following a north-westerly course. It turns to the south-west, near Dalhousie
Dalhousie, India

Dalhousie is a city and a municipal council in Chamba district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India....
, and then cuts a gorge in the Dhaola Dhar range entering the Punjab plain near Madhopur near pathankot
Pathankot

Pathankot a city and a municipal committee in Gurdaspur district in the Indian States and territories of India of Punjab . It was a part of the Nurpur Princely state ruled by the Pathania Rajputs prior to 1849 A.D....
. 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
Indus Waters Treaty

The Indus Waters Treaty is a water-sharing treaty between the Republic of India and Islamic Republic Of Pakistan. The treaty was signed in Karachi on September 19, 1960 by the then Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the then President of Pakistan Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan....
 between India and Pakistan and the resulting Indus Basin Project
Indus Basin Project

The Indus Basin Project is a water control project that resulted from a treaty, Indus Waters Treaty, signed between India and Pakistan in 1960 that guaranteed that Pakistan would receive water from the Indus River independent from upstream control by India....
. It is also called 'The river of Lahore
Lahore

is the capital of the Pakistani Subdivisions of Pakistan of Punjab and is the List of most populated metropolitan areas in Pakistan city in Pakistan after Karachi....
' since that city is located on its eastern bank. On its western bank is located the famous town of Shahdara
Shahdara

Shahdara 1. Shahdara is a suburb of Delhi. It consists of old markets.Shahdara is a part of both East and Northeast Delhi.Shahdara has two MCD?s zones....
 with the tomb of Jahangir
Tomb of Jahangir

Tomb of Jahangir, is the mausoleum built for the Mughal Emperor Jahangir who ruled from 1605 to 1627. The mausoleum is located near the town of Shahdara Bagh in Lahore, Pakistan....
 and the Tomb of Noor Jahan
Noor Jahan

Noor Jahan can refer to:*Nur Jehan , Mughal empress*Noor Jehan , Pakistani singer and actress...
.

Rig Veda

Part of the battle of the ten kings was fought on the Parushani river, which according to Yaska
Yaska

, was a Sanskrit grammarian who preceded Panini. His famous text is Nirukta, which deals with etymology, lexical category and the semantics of words....
 (nirukta 9.26) refers to the Iravati river (Ravi River) in the Punjab
Punjab region

Punjab , also Panjab , is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. The "Five Rivers" are Beas River, Ravi River, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum River; all these are tributaries of the Indus river, Jhelum being the biggest one....
. Macdonell and Keith write that "the name [Parusni] is certainly that of the river later called Ravi (Iravati)".

Historical Event

When Congress under the presidentship of Jawahar Lal Nehru changed its goal to Purna Swaraj
Purna Swaraj

The Declaration of the Independence of India was promulgated by the Indian National Congress - Freedom Era on January 26 1930, resolving the Congress and Indian nationalists to fight for Purna Swaraj, or complete self-rule apart from the British Empire....
, the national tricolor was unfurled at the bank of river Ravi at mid-night on 31 December 1929 amidst the Bande Mataram and Inquilab Zindabad
Inquilab Zindabad

Inquilab Zindabad is a Hindustani phrase which translates to "Long Live Revolution". It was a common phrase used by revolutionaries during the British Raj over India....
 Slogans.

See also


  • Sapta Sindhu
    Sapta Sindhu

    The Sapta Sindhu "seven rivers" are the seven sacred rivers in Indian mythology. The Rig Veda often refers to the seven rivers.). In RV 7.36.6, the Sarasvati is the seventh river, whose mother is the Sindhu....