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Which rivers join the Dihang River to form the Brahmaputra in Assam?

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Map showing the course of the Brahmaputra River as it flows from southwestern China through northeastern India and into Bangladesh, with surrounding countries including Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Afghanistan labeled. The river's path is highlighted in blue, and major international boundaries are marked. — Brahmaputra River Brahmaputra River.

Just west of the town of Sadiya in Assam, the Dihang River is joined by two mountain streams, the Lohit and the Dibang. Below this confluence, the river is conventionally known as the Brahmaputra.1