South Asia
Pakistan
Azad Kashmir

Nilam

The Neelum River, also known as Kishanganga River, is a river in the in the . It originates in the of , flows through the into , where parts of its course fall along the Line of Control, before merging with the near the city of .
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  • Type: River
  • Description: river in India and Pakistan
  • Also known as: “Kishan Ganga River”, “Kishanganga River”, “Kishen Ganga River”, “Kishenganga River”, “Kiskanganga”, “Neelam River”, “Neelum River”, “Nheelum River”, “Nīlam”, and “Nilam River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Muzaffarabad Airport.

Aerodrome
is a non-operational domestic airport, located in , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muzaffarabad.

Photo: Obaid747, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of in . It is located on the banks of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers. The district is bounded by North-West Frontier Province in the west, by the Kupwara and Baramulla districts of on the Indian side of the Line of Control in the east, and the Neelum District of Azad Kashmir in the north.

Nilam

Latitude
34.34017° or 34° 20′ 25″ north
Longitude
73.47928° or 73° 28′ 45″ east
Elevation
666 metres (2,185 feet)
Open location code
8J6M8FRH+3P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 967424662
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
1266491
Wiki­data ID
Q3696512
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Satellite Map

Discover Nilam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Nilam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر نيلم”
  • Bengali: “নীলাম নদী”
  • Cebuano: “Nīlam River”
  • Chinese: “尼勒姆河”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر نيلم”
  • French: “Neelum”
  • German: “Nilam”
  • Gujarati: “કૃષ્ણગંગા નદી”
  • Hebrew: “נהר נילאם”
  • Hebrew: “נהר נילם”
  • Hindi: “किशनगंगा नदी”
  • Indonesian: “Sungai Neelum”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Neelum”
  • Japanese: “ニーラム川”
  • Kashmiri: “نِلم دریاو”
  • Malayalam: “നീലം നദി”
  • Marathi: “किशनगंगा नदी”
  • Panjabi: “ਨੀਲਮ ਦਰਿਆ”
  • Sindhi: “نيلم ندي”
  • Spanish: “Río Neelum”
  • Tamil: “நீலம் ஆறு”
  • Urdu: “دریائے نیلم”
  • Urdu: “کرشن گنگا ندی‎”
  • Vietnamese: “Sông Neelum”
  • Welsh: “Afon Neelum”
  • Western Panjabi: “دریائے نیلم”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Chatter Domail and Ambore.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Upper Chatter Kids Park and Jamia Masjid Bilal Ambor.

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