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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.

The Indus River flows in the foreground with snow-capped Himalayan mountains rising in the background in Ladakh, India.

Long concrete Sukkur Barrage stretches across the Indus River in Pakistan, with multiple arches and water flowing beneath, and grassy banks in the foreground.

Indus River, Pakistan: rice fields

View of the confluence of the muddy Zanskar River and the green Indus River, surrounded by barren mountains in Ladakh, India, with a small building near the riverbank.

Indus River in Ladakh, India

Map of Pakistan showing areas affected by the 2010 flooding, with regions along the Indus River marked in red for severely affected areas and orange for moderately affected areas. Major cities such as Karachi, Sukkur, Hyderabad, Multan, Lahore, Peshawar, and Islamabad are labeled, along with provincial and international boundaries. Neighboring countries including Afghanistan, India, and China are also indicated.

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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.

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The Indus River flows in the foreground with snow-capped Himalayan mountains rising in the background in Ladakh, India.

Indus River and Himalayas

In its upper reaches the Indus is flanked by gravel terraces. Seen here are the Himalayas...

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Long concrete Sukkur Barrage stretches across the Indus River in Pakistan, with multiple arches and water flowing beneath, and grassy banks in the foreground.

Sukkur Barrage irrigation project

Section of the Sukkur Barrage irrigation project, on the Indus River, Pakistan.

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Indus River, Pakistan: rice fields

Indus River, Pakistan: rice fields

Irrigated rice fields on the bank of the Indus River in Sindh province, Pakistan.

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View of the Indus River in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistani-administered portion of Kashmir.

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View of the confluence of the muddy Zanskar River and the green Indus River, surrounded by barren mountains in Ladakh, India, with a small building near the riverbank.

Ladakh, India: confluence of the Zanskar and Indus rivers

The muddy waters of the Zanskar River meet the green waters of the Indus River in...

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Indus River in Ladakh, India

Indus River in Ladakh, India

The union territory of Ladakh covers some 22,800 square miles (59,000 square km)...

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Map of Pakistan showing areas affected by the 2010 flooding, with regions along the Indus River marked in red for severely affected areas and orange for moderately affected areas. Major cities such as Karachi, Sukkur, Hyderabad, Multan, Lahore, Peshawar, and Islamabad are labeled, along with provincial and international boundaries. Neighboring countries including Afghanistan, India, and China are also indicated.

2010 flooding in Pakistan

Areas affected by flooding in Pakistan in 2010.

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