Indus Basin

The Indus Basin is the part of drained by the and its tributaries. The basin covers an area of 1,120,000 km2 traversing four countries: , , , and , with most of the area lying predominantly in the latter two countries.
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  • Type: Depression with an elevation of 144 metres
  • Description: part of Asia
  • Also known as: Indus basin” and “Indus River Watershed

Indus Basin

Latitude
31° north
Longitude
72° east
Elevation
144 metres (472 feet)
Open location code
8J3J2222+22
Geo­Names ID
1114988
Wiki­data ID
Q46507260
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Indus Basin” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Ինդոսի ավազան
  • Catalan: conca de l’Indus
  • Cebuano: Indus Basin
  • Czech: povodí Indu
  • Dutch: stroomgebied van de Indus
  • French: bassin de l’Indus
  • French: bassin versant de l’Indus
  • Hebrew: אגן היקוות נהר האינדוס
  • Irish: abhantrach na hIondúise
  • Japanese: インダス川流域
  • Japanese: インダス流域
  • Persian: حوضه سند
  • Romanian: bazinul Indusului
  • Slovenian: indsko porečje
  • Slovenian: indsko povodje
  • Slovenian: porečje Inda
  • Slovenian: povodje Inda
  • Spanish: Cuenca del Indo
  • Telugu: ఇండస్ బేసిన్
  • Telugu: సింధు నదీ పరీవాహక ప్రాంతం
  • Ukrainian: Басейн Інду
  • Venetian: conca de l’Indus
  • Western Panjabi: انڈس طاس
  • Indus basin

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