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Which rivers join the Indus River near Skardu and Bunji?

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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.

Near the town of Skardu in Baltistan, the Shigar River joins the Indus River on its right bank. Further downstream, the Gilgit River also joins the Indus as a right-bank tributary at Bunji.12