Shyok River

river in India and Pakistan
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Summary

Shyok River is a river[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Shyok River is located in Ladakh[3].
  • Shyok River is located in Gilgit-Baltistan[4].
  • Shyok River is in the country of India[5].
  • Shyok River is in the country of Pakistan[6].
  • Shyok River is on the continent of Asia[7].
  • Shyok River's instance of is recorded as river[8].
  • Shyok River's Commons category is recorded as Shyok River[9].
  • Shyok River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Indus River[10].
  • Shyok River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.3527, 'lon': 77.618}[11].
  • Shyok River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.2286, 'lon': 75.9172}[12].
  • Shyok River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Rimo Glacier[13].
  • Shyok River's tributary is recorded as Nubra River[14].
  • Shyok River's tributary is recorded as Hushe River[15].
  • Shyok River's tributary is recorded as Chip Chap River[16].
  • Shyok River's tributary is recorded as Galwan River[17].
  • Shyok River's tributary is recorded as 天南河[18].
  • Shyok River's tributary is recorded as Chang Chenmo River[19].
  • Shyok River's tributary is recorded as 西大溝[20].
  • Shyok River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+550'}[21].
  • Shyok River's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+33465'}[22].
  • Shyok River's drainage basin is recorded as Indus basin[23].

Body

Geography

Country listings include India[5], a country[24], in India[25], founded in 1947[26] and Pakistan[6], a sovereign state[27], in Pakistan[28], founded in 1947[29]. Located in include Ladakh[3], an union territory of India[30], in India[31], founded in 2019[32] and Gilgit-Baltistan[4], an administrative territorial entity of Pakistan[33], in Pakistan[34], founded in 1970[35]. Shyok River is on the continent of Asia[7].

Physical Characteristics

Shyok River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+550'}[21].

Designation and Status

Shyok River's instance of is recorded as river[8].

Why It Matters

Shyok River has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Arabian Journal of Geosciences. link.springer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13w ago · Nivora · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tributary → Nubra River, Hushe River, Chip Chap River +4
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Tributary: Burtsa Nala"
  2. 13w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tributary → Nubra River, Hushe River, Chip Chap River +4
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Tributary: Burtsa Nala, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect 天南河 → Burtsa Nala ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q19852284_Q1"
  3. 16w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan
    Drainage basin → Indus basin
    Origin of the watercourse → Rimo Glacier
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38692|batch #38692]]: Remove redundant P30, P17 is present"
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