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Brahmaputra River valley

valley, Asia
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  • Assam, India
    Assam
    / Relief and drainage

    Of those regions, the Brahmaputra River valley is the largest. According to Hindu mythology, the Brahmaputra rises as the son of the god Brahma from a sacred pool known as the Brahmakund, in neighboring Arunachal Pradesh. The river enters Assam near Sadiya in the extreme northeast and runs westward…

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    Of those regions, the Brahmaputra River valley is the largest. According to Hindu mythology, the Brahmaputra rises as the son of the god Brahma from a sacred pool known as the Brahmakund, in neighboring Arunachal Pradesh. The river enters Assam near Sadiya in the extreme northeast and runs westward…

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