Gandaki River

The Gandaki River, also known as the Narayani and Gandak, is one of the major rivers in and a left-bank tributary of the Ganges in . Its total catchment area is 46,300 km2, most of it in Nepal.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Nepal and India, tributary of Ganges
  • Also known as: Gandak River”, “Great Gandak”, “Kali Gandaki River”, “Kaligandaki River”, “Nārāyani”, “Nārāyāni”, “Narayani River”, “Saligrami”, and “Thak Khola

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sonpur and Rajendra Nagar.

Town
, officially named Sonepur, is a city in the Indian state of , situated on the banks of the Gandaki River and Ganges River in the Saran District. hosts Asia's largest cattle fair, which starts on Kartik Poornima. is situated 5 km northwest of Gandaki River.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in , , . It is named after Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India. It is spread between road and Nala road from Dinkar golambar and Ramakrishna Avenue to Saidpur road. is situated 6 km south of Gandaki River.

is the capital of and the second largest metropolis in eastern . The city has a glorious past and is now a bustling up-and-coming metropolis.

Gandaki River

Latitude
25.6554° or 25° 39′ 19″ north
Longitude
85.1829° or 85° 10′ 58″ east
Elevation
52 metres (171 feet)
Open location code
7MQ7M54M+55
Geo­Names ID
1271732
Wiki­data ID
Q849494
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Gandaki River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر جانداكي
  • Armenian: Գանդակ
  • Asturian: Ríu Gandaki
  • Awadhi: गंडक नदी
  • Azerbaijani: Qandak çayı
  • Basque: Gandaki ibaia
  • Belarusian: Гандак
  • Belarusian: Рака Гандак
  • Bengali: কালি গণ্ডকী নদী
  • Bengali: গণ্ডক নদী
  • Bengali: গণ্ডকী নদী
  • Bengali: নারায়ণী নদী
  • Bhojpuri: गंडक नदी
  • Bhojpuri: नारायणी नदी
  • Bulgarian: Гандак
  • Catalan: Gandaki
  • Catalan: Gran Gandak
  • Catalan: Kali Gandaki
  • Catalan: Narayani
  • Catalan: Salgrami
  • Catalan: Sapt Gandaki
  • Cebuano: Gandak River
  • Chinese: 根德格河
  • Chinese: 甘达基河
  • Chinese: 甘達基河
  • Crimean Tatar: Kali-Gandaki
  • Czech: Gandak
  • Dotyali: कालीगण्डकी नदी
  • Dutch: Gandaki River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر جانداكى
  • Esperanto: Gandok
  • Fiji Hindi: Gandak
  • Finnish: Kali Gandaki
  • French: Gandaki
  • French: Kali Gandaki
  • Georgian: განდაკი
  • Georgian: კალი-განდაკი
  • German: Gandak
  • German: Kali Gandaki
  • German: Narayani
  • German: Thak Khola
  • Hindi: काली गण्डकी नदी
  • Hindi: गंडक नदी
  • Hindi: गंडक
  • Hindi: गण्डकी नदी
  • Hindi: बड़ी गंडक
  • Hindi: बागमती नदी
  • Indonesian: Sungai Gandaki
  • Irish: Abhainn Gandaki
  • Italian: Fiume Gandaki
  • Italian: Gandak
  • Italian: Gandaki
  • Italian: Gaṇḍakī
  • Italian: Narayani
  • Japanese: カリ・ガンダキ
  • Japanese: カリ・ガンダキ川
  • Japanese: ガンダク川
  • Japanese: ナラヤニ川
  • Kannada: ಗಂಡಕಿ
  • Korean: 간다키강
  • Lithuanian: Gandakas
  • Lithuanian: Gandakis
  • Lithuanian: Kali Gandaki
  • Lithuanian: Mustang Khola
  • Lithuanian: Narajani
  • Macedonian: Гандак
  • Magahi: कोण्डोचेट्स्
  • Magahi: गण्डक नदी
  • Magahi: नारायणी
  • Magahi: बड़ी गण्डक
  • Magahi: सदानीरा
  • Magahi: सप्तगण्डकी
  • Magahi: सालिग्रामि
  • Maithili: कालीगण्डकी नदी
  • Malayalam: Gandak River
  • Malayalam: ഗന്തകി നദി
  • Malayalam: ഗന്തക് നദി
  • Malayalam: ഗന്തക്
  • Marathi: गंडकी नदी
  • Mingrelian: განდაკი
  • Nepali: काली गण्डकी
  • Nepali: कालीगण्डकी नदी
  • Nepali: कालीगण्डकी
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gandak
  • Ossetian: Гандак
  • Panjabi: ਗੰਢਕੀ ਨਦੀ
  • Persian: رود گندکی
  • Persian: رودخانه گندکی
  • Polish: Gandak
  • Polish: Kali Gandaki
  • Portuguese: Rio Gandak
  • Portuguese: Rio Gandaki
  • Portuguese: Rio Narayani
  • Pushto: کالي ګنده کي سيند
  • Romanian: Kali Gandaki
  • Russian: Гандак
  • Russian: Нараяни
  • Slovak: Gandak
  • Slovenian: Gandaki (reka)
  • Slovenian: Gandaki
  • South Azerbaijani: قانداکی چایی
  • Spanish: Gandak
  • Spanish: Gandaki
  • Spanish: Gandakí
  • Spanish: Gaṇḍakī
  • Spanish: Kali Gandaki
  • Spanish: Narayani
  • Spanish: Rio Gandak
  • Spanish: Río Gandak
  • Spanish: Rio Gandaki
  • Spanish: Río Gandaki
  • Spanish: Rio Naraiani
  • Spanish: Río Naraiani
  • Spanish: Rio Narayani
  • Spanish: Río Narayani
  • Swedish: Gandak
  • Swedish: Kali Gandaki
  • Swedish: Narayani
  • Tamil: கண்டகி ஆறு, நேபாளம்
  • Tamil: கண்டகி ஆறு
  • Tatar: Кали-Гандаки
  • Thai: แม่น้ำคัณฑกี
  • Ukrainian: Гандак
  • Ukrainian: Ґандак
  • Ukrainian: Гандакі
  • Ukrainian: Ґандакі
  • Urdu: دریائے کالی گندکی
  • Urdu: دریائے گنڈکی
  • Urdu: دریاۓ کالی گندکی
  • Urdu: کالی گندکی
  • Vietnamese: Sông Gandaki
  • Welsh: Afon Gandak
  • Welsh: Afon Gandaki
  • Western Panjabi: کالی گندکی
  • नारायणी नदी

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