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Chapter : 3. Drainage
The Indus River System
1. The Indus originates from the glaciers of the Kailash range in Western Tibet near Mansarovar Lake. 2. It flows west and north west wards and enter Indian territory in Jammu & Kashmir. This river pierces through Kailash range and forms a spectacular george. It flows through Ladakh, Baltistan and Gilgit to finally emerge out of the hillls at Attock. Here the Indus is joined by the Kabul river from Afganisthan. The Indus flows south-west wards across Pakistan to reach the Arabian sea east of Karachi. 3. With a total length of 2,900 k.m., the Indus is considered as one of the largest rivers of the world. 4. Satluj, Chenab, Jhelum and Ravi are its main tributaries. 5. A little over a third of the Indus basin is located in India in the states of Jammu & Kashmir. Himachal Pradesh & Punjab and the rest in Pakistan.