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Explanation

Five Important Doabs of Pakistan 

Sindh Sagar Doab is b/w: Indus & Jhelum rivers 

Jech Doab is b/w: Jhelum & Chenab rivers 

Bari Doab is b/w: Ravi & Sutlej rivers

Rachna Doab  is b/w: Ravi  & Chenab rivers  

Bias Doab is b/w: Bias & Sutlej rivers 

Doab Chaj is b/w: Chenab and Jhelum.

Explanation

Jhelum River, river of northwestern India and northern and eastern Pakistan.

It constitutes the westernmost of the five rivers of the Punjab region that merge with the Indus River in eastern Pakistan.

Explanation

location KPK and Gilgat  Baltistan

Height :272 m , 829 feet

Installed capacity 4500 MW

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about river Indus

The Indus River starts in Tibet

The river Indus originates from the Mansarovar lake

The Indus River flows through India, Pakistan,

The Indus River finally falls into the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

River Indus starts making a delta near the city of Thatta

The old name of the Indus river was: Sindhu

National River of Pakistan: Indus River

6 Barrages constructed in Indus River

Indus River Length: 3,180 km

Indus River 2nd source: Gar Tsangpo

The upper Indus plain ends at Mithankot 

The upper Indus plain starts from Kalabagh

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Explanation

 The Nile is the primary water source of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan

About 90% of Egypt's water supply comes from the Nile, with the remaining 10% from groundwater. 

Egypt is known as the "Gift of the Nile"

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The Nile River flows through Northeast Africa

The outflow of the Nile River is into the Mediterranean Sea.

It has an approximate length of 6,650 kilometers (4,132 miles)

The Nile is the longest river in Africa and the world.

The Nile has two major tributaries:

• The White Nile
• The Blue Nile (begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia)

Explanation

The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system.

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Explanation

Paris is located in the north-central part of France along the Seine River.

Seine is about 777KM length

It is an important waterway in the Paris basin in the north of France.

Explanation

Danube River: second-longest river in Europe (2,850 kilometers)

Passes through:  (ten countries)

Germany

Hungary

Romania

Austria

Serbia

Bulgaria

Croatia

Moldova

Ukraine

Slovakia

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while

in the world which carries the maximum volume of water?

Amazon

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Explanation

The Indus River starts in Tibet

The river Indus originates from the Mansarovar lake

The Indus River flows through India, Pakistan,

The Indus River finally falls into the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

River Indus starts making a delta near the city of Thatta

The old name of the Indus river was: Sindhu

National River of Pakistan: Indus River

6 Barrages constructed in Indus River

Indus River Length: 3,180 km

Indus River 2nd source: Gar Tsangpo

The upper Indus plain ends at Mithankot 

The upper Indus plain starts from Kalabagh

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Explanation

The Mekong river is Known as the mother of Rivers located in Laos and Thailand.

It is 12th longest river in the world.

Explanation

The River Thames flows under Westminster Bridge in London.

The River Thames also known as the River Isis.

It is a river that flows through southern England including London.

It is the second-longest in the United Kingdom.

The Length of the River Thames: 346 km