Gandaki River

Summary

Gandaki River is a river^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.93% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (549 views/month, #127 of 13,643).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gandaki River is in the country of Nepal^[3].
• Gandaki River is in the country of India^[4].
• Gandaki River is on the continent of Asia^[5].
• Gandaki River's instance of is recorded as river^[6].
• Gandaki River's Commons category is recorded as Gandaki River^[7].
• Gandaki River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Ganges^[8].
• Gandaki River's said to be the same as is recorded as Gandak^[9].
• Gandaki River's said to be the same as is recorded as Burhi Gandak River^[10].
• Gandaki River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 25.653473, 'lon': 85.183067}^[11].
• Gandaki River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.009933333333, 'lon': 83.9048}^[12].
• Gandaki River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 25.6525, 'lon': 85.184444444444}^[13].
• Gandaki River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 25.6554, 'lon': 85.1829}^[14].
• Gandaki River's IUCN protected areas category is recorded as IUCN category II: National Park^[15].
• Gandaki River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Dhaulagiri^[16].
• Gandaki River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gandaki River^[17].
• Gandaki River's tributary is recorded as Myagdi Khola^[18].
• Gandaki River's tributary is recorded as Trishuli River^[19].
• Gandaki River's tributary is recorded as Rahughat Khola^[20].
• Gandaki River's category for the water basin is recorded as Q9447311^[21].
• Gandaki River's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Gandaki River's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[23].
• Gandaki River's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[24].
• Gandaki River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+630'}^[25].
• Gandaki River sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+52'}^[26].
• Gandaki River's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+46300'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Nepal^[3], a landlocked country^[28], in Nepal^[29], founded in 1768^[30] and India^[4], a country^[31], in India^[32], founded in 1947^[33]. Gandaki River is on the continent of Asia^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Gandaki River sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+52'}^[26]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+630'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Gandaki River's instance of is recorded as river^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gandaki River include Narayani Bridge^[34], a bridge^[35], in Nepal^[36], founded in 1980^[37]; Gandaki Zone^[38], a zone of Nepal^[39], in Nepal^[40]; and Narayani Zone^[41], a zone of Nepal^[42], in Nepal^[43].

Why It Matters

Gandaki River ranks in the top 0.93% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (549 views/month, #127 of 13,643).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for it include Narayani Bridge^[34], a bridge^[35], in Nepal^[36], founded in 1980^[37]; Gandaki Zone^[38], a zone of Nepal^[39], in Nepal^[40]; and Narayani Zone^[41], a zone of Nepal^[42], in Nepal^[43].