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How large is the Indus River delta?

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Physical map showing the Indus River basin and its drainage network across parts of Pakistan, India, China, and Afghanistan. The map details river courses, tributaries, canals, dams, irrigated and marsh areas, sand regions, and elevation changes with shaded relief. International, disputed, and control boundaries are marked, and a small locator map in the corner shows the basin's position within South Asia. — Indus River The Indus River basin and its drainage network.

The Indus River delta covers an area of approximately 3,000 square miles (7,800 square km) or more. It extends along the coast for about 130 miles (210 km). The delta begins near the city of Tatta, where the river branches into various distributaries that eventually join the Arabian Sea south-southeast of Karachi.12