Galwan River

The Galwan River flows from the disputed area administered by China to the Union Territory of , . It originates near the caravan camping ground of Samzungling on the eastern side of the Karakoram range and flows west to join the .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in India
  • Also known as: Galwān River

Galwan River

Latitude
34.70565° or 34° 42′ 20″ north
Longitude
78.17033° or 78° 10′ 13″ east
Elevation
4,356 metres (14,291 feet)
Open location code
8J6WP54C+74
Geo­Names ID
1271757
Wiki­data ID
Q13507935
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Galwan River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر غالوان
  • Bengali: গালওয়ান নদী
  • Catalan: Galwan
  • Cebuano: Jialewan He
  • Chinese: 加勒万河
  • German: Galwan River
  • German: Galwan
  • Hebrew: גאלוואן
  • Hindi: गलवान नदी
  • Indonesian: Sungai Galwan
  • Irish: Abhainn Galwan
  • Japanese: ガルワン川
  • Japanese: ギャロワン川
  • Kannada: ಗಾಲ್ವಾನ್ ನದಿ
  • Malayalam: ഗാൽവാൻ നദി
  • Marathi: गलवान नदी
  • Panjabi: ਗਲਵਾਨ ਨਦੀ
  • Russian: Цзялэвэньхэ
  • Santali: ᱜᱟᱞᱣᱟᱱ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ
  • Spanish: Río Galwan
  • Tamil: கல்வான் ஆறு
  • Tamil: கல்வான் நதி
  • Urdu: دریائے گلوان
  • Vietnamese: Sông Galwan
  • Welsh: Afon Galwan
  • Western Panjabi: گلوان دریا

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