Indus Basin
The Indus Basin is the part of Asia drained by the Indus River and its tributaries. The basin covers an area of 1,120,000 km2 traversing four countries: Afghanistan, China, India, and Pakistan, with most of the area lying predominantly in the latter two countries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Depression with an elevation of 144 metres
- Description: part of Asia
- Also known as: “Indus basin” and “Indus River Watershed”
Indus Basin
- Categories: drainage basin, depression, and landform
- Location: Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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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”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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