Ravi River

The Ravi River (Sanskrit: रवि, Punjabi: ਰਾਵੀ, Urdu: راوی) is a river in India and Pakistan. It is one of the five rivers which give Punjab its name. The Ravi was known as Parushani or Iravati to Indians in Vedic times and Hydraotes to the Ancient Greeks. It originates in the Himalayas in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh following a north-westerly course. It turns to the south-west, near Dalhousie, and then cuts a gorge in the Dhaola Dhar range entering the Punjab plain near Madhopur. It then flows along the Indo-Pak border for some distance before entering Pakistan and joining the Chenab river. The total length of the river is about 720 km. The waters of the Ravi river are allocated to India under the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan and the resulting Indus Basin Project. It is also called 'The river of Lahore' since that great city is located on its eastern bank. On its western bank is located the famous tomb of Jahangir.

Rig Veda

Part of the battle of the ten kings was fought on the Parushani river, which according to Yaska (nirukta 9.26) refers to the Iravati river (Ravi River) in the Punjab. Macdonell and Keith write that "the name [Parusni] is certainly that of the river later called Ravi (Iravati)".^[1]

Notes

1. ^ Macdonell and Keith, Vedic Index, 1912

See also

• Sapta Sindhu

     The Five Rivers of The Punjab     

Punjabi Names	Jhelum	Chenab	Ravi	Sutlej	Beas
Ancient Greek Names	Hydaspes	Acesines	Hydraotes	Satadru	Hyphasis
Sanskrit Names	Vitasta	Ashkini	Parushani	Shatadru	Arjiki

Punjab Geography
Chenab · Ravi · Jhelum · Beas · Satluj · Sindh · Hakra · Sandal Bar · Neeli Bar · Ganji Bar · Kirana Bar · Kirana Mountain Range · Suleman Mountain Range · Shiwalik Mountain Range · Thal · Cholistan · Murree · Kallar Kahar · Pothohar Plateau · Salt Range · Margalla Hills · Majha · Doaba · Malwa · Khewra Salt Mines · Kachhi · Chhachh · Trimmu Headworks · Soon Sakesar

Geography of Himachal Pradesh
Lakes	Renuka Lake | Maharana Pratap Sagar | Gobind Sagar (more...)
Rivers	Beas | Chenab | Ravi | Sutlej | Yamuna
Districts	Bilaspur | Chamba | Hamirpur | Kangra | Kinnaur | Kullu | Lahul and Spiti | Mandi | Sirmaur | Shimla | Solan | Una
Other	Climate of Himachal Pradesh | Protected areas of Himachal Pradesh | List of peaks in Himachal Pradesh

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