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 China and India, which joins the Brahmaputra River in the state of Assam.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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
- Categories: river, tributary, and body of water
- Location: India, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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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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