The River Ganges, also known as the Ganga, flows 2,525 km (1,569 mi) from the Himalaya mountains to the Bay of
Bengal in northern India and Bangladesh.
The Ganges River begins in the Himalayas' Gangotri Glacier.The glacier sits at an elevation of 12,769 feet
(3,892 m).
The River Ganges flows through the countries of India and Bangladesh.
For most of its course the Ganges flows through Indian territory, although its large delta in the Bengal area, which it shares with the Brahmaputra River, lies mostly in Bangladesh.
It is the third largest river in the world by discharge.
It is thirty fourth longest river in the world by length.
The average depth of the river is 16 meters (52 feet), and the maximum depth, 30 meters (100 feet).
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In winter, ducks and snipes migrate south across the high Himalayas, settling in large numbers in water-covered areas. The Ganges River is extremely important to the people of India as most of the people living on its banks use it for daily needs such as bathing and fishing.
The river flows through 29 cities with population over 100,000, 23 cities with population between 50,000 and
100,000, and about 48 towns
On the Ganges banks are India’s greatest pilgrimage sites like Rishikesh, Haridwar, Varanasi, Allahabad and
Kolkata, which are visited by millions of people from every corner of the world to quench their thirst for knowledge and liberation.
Along the Ganges and its tributaries banks lay countless archeological sites, national heritage sites, and world heritage sites such as Nanda Devi Wildlife Sanctuary, Valley of Flowers National Park and the Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world.
In Hinduism the Ganges River is the most sacred river, and is worshipped as the Goddess Ganga.
Ritual bathing in the Ganges was and is an important part of Hindu pilgrimage and the ashes of the cremated are often spread across her
A major flood on any river is both a long-term and a short-term event, particularly any river basin where human influence has exerted "control" over the ri...
Hydrosphere of the Mississippi River A Case Study of * River management * People interfering in the hydrosphere * A flood management scheme River Basin / Catchment area The source of the river is the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains to the north. There are many hundreds of tributaries including the Red River, Missouri river and the river Ohio. The mountains form the river's watershed. From Minneapolis the river flows South-East into Iowa where it flows south as far as Davenport. At Davenport it is joined by more small tributaries.
which can be used as a river, and also attracts people as it can be
Colorado River Hydrosphere A case study of * River management * People interfering in the hydrosphere * Balancing water from one area to another The Colorado river - basic facts It flows through southwest United States and northwestern Mexico. It is 2334 km (1450 miles long), the longest river west of the Rocky Mountains. Its source is west of the Rocky Mountains which is the watershed in northern Colorado, and, for the first 1600km (1000miles) of its course, passes through a series of deep gorges and canyons that were created by the eroding force of its current. The river flows in a generally southwestern direction across Colorado into south eastern Utah, where it is joined by its chief tributary, The Green River. After crossing the northern portion of Arizona, the Colorado flows west for 436 km (271 miles) through the majestic Grand Canyon.
The usage/control of waterways helped civilizations sprout in the past and in the present. Document 1 shows many examples of how control/usage of waterways helped sprout civilizations in the present and in the past. One example that is showed in document 1 is the Tigris and Euphrates River which helped civilizations sprout by providing hydraulic power and fresh water. Another example in document 1 is the Mekong River which helped civilizations sprout by the river provided irrigation to the crops. The next example from document 1 is the Yangtze River which helped civilizations sprout by it provided hydraulic power. Another example form document 1 is the Indus River which helped civilizations sprout by the river provides irrigation for the crops. The control/usage of the waterways give the essential’s for a civilization to start. In addition, the control/ usage of the waterways also made trade a lot easier.
The Egyptians honored the river for providing food for them by nourishing the land and making it fertile with its yearly flooding. The Nile also provided for quick transportation between Upper and Lower Egypt, allowing for Menes, the King of Upper Egypt, to unite the two and creating the first unified state. In the Indus River Valley civilization the river is also given honor as it can be reflected by one Indian name for “river”: lok-mata or “mother of the people.” The Indian people’s way of life was also defined by the monsoon, a seasonal wind. This shows the similarities in the civilizations areas that led to their early uprisings, common for all ancient civilizations, is a river to provide for food and water, so that they may become farmers and cultivate the land in a single settled area. Rivers and a water source were most important for these ancient civilizations as it can be seen, that gods were thought of to provide for them, leading to polytheism in these
The longest river in the world still to this day stretching 4,160 miles, the Nile, was the first river civilizations lived off of a major water source. The one thing that surprises everyone about this river is that it flows north not south. First, the agriculture was brought to the two civilizations on the Nile (Egypt and Nubia) by the Sudanic cultivators and herders. Egyptians and Nubians gathered all of the necessary materials for farming from Mesopotamians. They depended on the flood season deeply because of the food and ri...
This river flows through dry desert for over four thousand miles and it never receives rain. This nile also does not join with any other bodies of water either but it never dries up. This river is filled with an immeasurable amount of water that fertilizes the land it runs through. The fact that the Nile Valley is already the longest river in the world is amazing, but that is not the only unique fact about it. The Nile Valley does something that normally a river would not do which is flow from south to north. There are 2 sources that the Nile Valley has that make up the entire river. The 2 sources are the Blue Nile and the White Nile. The White Nile is the longest of the 2 niles making it over 2,000 just by itself and it begins near the border of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zaire. The shorter nile which is the Blue Nile starts in the highland part of Ethiopia, which is over 5,000 feet above sea level. At certain points in the Blue Nile it sometimes can get to be a mile deep and fifteen miles wide. Also during the
Hindus take great pride honoring God through various rituals and traditions on a daily basis. The Ganges River, located in India, spreading about 1,600 miles, is a highly important resource for India and sadly has been destroyed. Ironically, the Ganges River, worshipped as a representation of spiritual purity, has become one of India’s largest trash can. The root of this crisis runs from the devotional practices of Hindus to government inaction and apathy to corrupt and lazy business owners. From decaying bodies to overflowing sewage to unnecessary waste and pesticides, the people of India have been affected by the lack of clean drinking water, edible agriculture, and good health. “I would never have imagined the River Ganga could get like this, with stinking water, green and brown colored… It’s pure toxic muck.”. Despite the many attempts and fails of helping or fixing the problem, another idea has risen. Since India is primarily Hindu, using religion, specifically Hinduism, to try and attack this issue. Karma is the law of cause and effect or simply the
The Indus Valley is located in northern India and is an important site concerning the early beginnings of agriculture in the old world. The geography, environment, and timeframe of the Indus Valley are distinct to the area and different from other sites of agricultural origin. Many plants and animals were domesticated in the Indus Valley, and due to the areas susceptibility to flooding, technological innovations had to take place. The Indus Valley is important to understanding the beginnings of agriculture and early civilization.
UNESCO Islamabad Office in collaboration with Government of Pakistan and other local partners works to safeguard the country's rich heritage with an aim to contribute to promote cultural diversity , peace and sustainable development as well as reducing poverty . Through a number of conservation projects , the sector has been complementing Government efforts to safeguard the World Heritage and other sites of national importance and contribute to protect the Outstanding Universal . 2003 Convention on safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage and acknowledging the role of culture in promoting peace , creativity and development
River's water comes from the annual snowmelt high in the Peruvian Andes. Between June and
International Cultural Tourism Charter: Managing Tourism at Places of Heritage Significance, ICOMOS, viewed 3 May 2014, http://www.icomos.org/tourism/charter.html
The Nile is the longest river in the world which is located in Africa. It spans itself from Lake Victoria in east central Africa to Egypt. It flows generally north through Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea, for an approximate distance of 5,584 km From its remotest headstream, the Luvironza River in Burundi, the river is 6,695 km long. The river basin has an area of about 3,350,000 sq km. Its average discharge is 3.1 million litres per second. The lower course of the river in Egypt has become centrally important to tourism, linking as it does to all the major sites of Ancient Egypt.
Out of many places I visited all around the world, the place I like the most is the beautiful city of Agra. It’s a quite town located on the North of India. When we talk about Agra one image that comes in mind is Taj Mahal. Yes one of the seven wonders is here. Agra is full of architectural monuments. And I also visited Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, and Buland Darwazaand. Food was not really good. Besides Taj Mahal, Agra is famous for handicrafts, leather and fine arts. It was fun shopping at Agra.