WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Indus River starts its journey near the Mansarovar Lake, in Tibet in China. From Tibet, the river enters India through Ladakh. From Ladakh, the river flows through the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir. From here, the Indus river flows through the regions of Baltistan and Gilgit (Pakistan).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Indus River originates in Tibet and follows a circuitous route southward through the Himalaya Mountains to the Arabian Sea, emptying into the ocean southeast of the coastal city of Karachi.

Detailed explanation-3: -It enters into Pakistan near Chillar in the Dardistan region. The Indus receives a number of Himalayan tributaries such as the Shyok, the Gilgit, the Zaskar, the Hunza, the Nubra, the Shigar, the Gasting and the Dras.

Detailed explanation-4: -Together with the rivers Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, Jhelum, Beas and the extinct Sarasvati River, the Indus forms the Sapta Sindhu ("Seven Rivers") delta in the Sindh province of Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-5: -The lower Indus plain, the course of which goes through Sindh province, is flat, with a gradient as slight as 1 foot per 3 miles (1 metre per 10 km). The micro relief is quite similar to that of the upper Indus plain.