Lohit River

The Lohit River, whose name came from the Assamese word Lohit meaning 'blood', also known as the Zayul Chu by the Tibetans, Dilao by the Dimasas, Tilao by the Ahoms and Tellu by the Mishmis, is a river in and , which joins the Brahmaputra River in the state of .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Arunachal Pradesh in India
  • Also known as: Ch’a-yü Ho”, “La-pi-te Ho”, “Lu-hei-t’e Ho”, “Luhit”, “Luhit River”, “Mu Ho”, “Mu-ch’ü”, “Po-ts’ang-pu Chiang”, “Tsa-yü Ho”, and “Zayü River

Lohit River

Latitude
27.8° or 27° 48′ north
Longitude
95.46667° or 95° 28′ east
Elevation
126 metres (413 feet)
Open location code
7MVQQFX8+XM
Geo­Names ID
1264817
Wiki­data ID
Q1083286
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In Other Languages

From Assamese to Western Panjabi—“Lohit River” goes by many names.
  • Assamese: লোহিত নদী
  • Asturian: Ríu Lohit
  • Bengali: লোহিত নদী
  • Catalan: Lohit
  • Cebuano: Lohit River
  • Chinese: 察隅河
  • Czech: Řeka Lohit
  • Czech: Řeka Luhit
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر لوهيت
  • French: Lohit
  • German: Chayu He
  • German: Dzayül Chu
  • German: Lohit
  • German: Zayü Qu
  • Gujarati: લોહિત નદી
  • Hindi: लोहित नदी
  • Indonesian: Sungai Lohit
  • Irish: Abhainn Lohit
  • Malayalam: ലോഹിത്ത്
  • Marathi: लोहित नदी
  • Russian: Лухит
  • Spanish: Río Lohit
  • Spanish: río Zayü
  • Tamil: லோகித் ஆறு
  • Welsh: Afon Lohit
  • Western Panjabi: دریائے لوہت

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