Jhelum River
river in India and Pakistan
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Summary
Jhelum River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.49% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,556 views/month, #67 of 13,643).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Jammu and Kashmir[3], Azad Kashmir[4], Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[5], Punjab[6]
- Country: India[7], Pakistan[8]
- Continent: Asia[9]
- Commons category: Jhelum River[10]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Chenab River[11]
- Said to be the same as: Hydaspes[12]
- Tributary: Lidder River[13], Sind River[14], Neelum River[15], Kunhar River[16], Poonch River[17]
- Described by source: Encyclopedic Lexicon[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Pauly–Wissowa[21], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[22], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[23], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25]
- Different from: Jhelum[26]
- Length: 774 km[27]
- Watershed area: 55,300 km²[28]
- Drainage basin: Indus basin[29]
- Impounded by: Karot Hydropower Project[30]
Why It Matters
Jhelum River has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]