Chenab River

The Chenab River (also known as Chandrabagha river) is formed by the confluence of the Chandra and the Bagha rivers in Lahul-Spiti areas of the Himalayan ranges of Kashmir. It flows through the plains of the Punjab, forming the boundary between the Rechna and the Jech Doabs. It is joined by the Jhelum River at Trimmu, and by Ravi river and it merges with the Sutlej River at Uch Sharif to form Panjnad, which joins the Indus at Mithankot. The total length of the Chenab is approximately 960 kilometres.

Related Topics:
Himalaya - Kashmir - Punjab - Jhelum River - Ravi river - Sutlej River - Indus - Mithankot

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The river was known to Indians in Vedic period as Asikni or Iskmati and to Greeks as the Acesines. In 325, Alexander the Great allegedly founded the town of Alexandria (present day Uch) at the confluence of the Chenab and Sutlej rivers.

Related Topics:
325 - Alexander the Great - Uch

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