Brahmaputra

A dugout with pilot in Chitwan.

The Brahmaputra (Assamese: ব্ৰহ্মপুত্ৰ Brôhmôputrô; Bengali: ব্রহ্মপুত্র Bromhoputro; Hindi: ब्रम्हपुत्र, IAST: Bramhaputra; Chinese: 雅鲁藏布, pinyin: Yalu Zangbu; Tibetan: ཡར་ཀླུངས་གཙང་པོ་; Wylie: yar klung gtsang po Yarlung Tsangpo) is one of the major rivers of Asia. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x836, 295 KB) Bold text Verlaufsgebiet des Brahmaputra. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x836, 295 KB) Bold text Verlaufsgebiet des Brahmaputra. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Chitwan_dugout. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Chitwan_dugout. ... At the foot of the Himalayas, Chitwan is one of the few remaining undisturbed vestiges of the Terai region, which formerly extended over the foothills of Nepal. ... Assamese ( ) (IPA: ) is a language spoken in the state of Assam in northeast India. ... Bengali or Bangla (বাংলা, IPA: ) is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from Prakrit, Pāli and Sanskrit. ... Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... IAST, or International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration is the academic standard for writing the Sanskrit language with the Latin alphabet and very similar to National Library at Calcutta romanization standard being used with many Indic scripts. ... It has been suggested that Pinyin method be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The Wylie transliteration scheme is a method for transliterating the Tibetan script using the keys on a typical English language typewriter. ... River Gambia flowing through Niokolokoba National Park A river is a large natural waterway. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ...

Most Indian and Bangladeshi rivers bear female names, but this one has a rare male name, as it means "son of Brahma" in Sanskrit. Brahma (written Brahmā in IAST) (Devanagari ब्रह्मा, pronounced as ) is the Hindu god (deva) of creation, and one of the Hindu Trinity - Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. ... The Sanskrit language ( , for short ) is an old Indo-Aryan language from the Indian Subcontinent, the classical literary language of the Hindus of India[1], a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ...

The Brahmaputra is navigable for most of its length. The lower reaches are sacred to Hindus. The river is prone to catastrophic flooding in spring when the Himalayan snows melt. It is also one of the few rivers in the world that exhibit a tidal bore.-1... Antarctica Oceania Africa Asia Europe North America South America Middle East Caribbean Central Asia East Asia North Asia South Asia Southeast Asia SW. Asia Australasia Melanesia Micronesia Polynesia Central America Latin America Northern America Americas C. Africa E. Africa N. Africa Southern Africa W. Africa C. Europe E. Europe N... The tidal bore in Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska A tidal bore (or just bore, or eagre) is a tidal phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave (or waves) of water that travel up a river or narrow bay against the direction of the current. ...

River course

Tibet, China

The river Yarlung Tsangpo originates in the Jima Yangzong glacier near Mount Kailash in the northern Himalayas. It then flows east for about 1700 Km, at an average height of 4000 m, and is thus the highest of the major rivers in the world. At its easternmost point, it bends around Mt Namcha Barwa, and forms the Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon which is considered the deepest in the world. Mount Kailash (officially: Kangrinboqê; Tibetan: Gang Rinpoche, གངས་རིན་པོཅཧེ་; Wylie: Gangs Rin-po-che; ZWPY: Kangrinboqê; Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Hindi कैलाश पर्वत, Kailāśā Parvata) is a peak in the Gangdisê mountains, the source of some of the longest rivers in Asia—the Indus River, the Sutlej River, a tributary of the Ganges... The Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon, or the Tsangpo Gorge along the Brahmaputra in Tibet is regarded by many as the largest canyon on Earth, and is also the deepest canyon of the world. ...

India

As the river enters Arunachal Pradesh, it is called Siang and makes a very rapid descend from its original height in Tibet, and finally appears in the plains, where it is called Dihang. It flows for about 35 km and is joined by two other major rivers: Dibang and Lohit. From this point of confluence, the river becomes very wide and is called Brahmaputra. As Brahmaputra, it flows through the entire stretch of Assam. In Assam the river is sometimes as wide as 10 km. Between the Dibrugarh and the Lakhimpur districts the river bifurcates into two channels---the northern Kherkutia channel and the southern Brahmaputra channel. The two channels join again about 100 km downstream forming the Majuli island. At Guwahati near the ancient pilgrimage centre of Hajo, the Brahmaputra cuts through the rocks of the Shillong Plateau, and is at its narrowest at 1 km bank-to-bank. Because the Brahmaputra is the narrowest at this point the Battle of Saraighat was fought here. The first rail-cum-road bridge across the Brahmaputra was also constructed at this point. Arunachal Pradesh   (Hindi: Aruṇācal PradeÅ›; Chinese: 藏南 Zangnan or South Tibet) is a state of India, but also claimed by China. ... Lohit River is a river in Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... Assam   (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a north eastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a part of Guwahati. ... Majuli or Majoli is a river island in the Brahmaputra river, in the Indian state of Assam. ... Guwahati   (Assamese: গুৱাহাটী) is a major city in eastern India, often considered as the gateway to the North-East Region (NER) of the country and is the largest city within the region. ... Hajo is a centre for various religions, Hajo is about 24 km across the Brahmaputra River, around the city of Guwahati in the Assam state in India. ... The Battle of Saraighat was fought between the Mughal forces lead by Raja Ram Singh and the Ahoms lead by Lachit Borphukan, the Ahom governor of Guwahati in 1671. ...

The old Sanskrit name for the river is Lauhitya and the local name in Assam is Luit. The native inhabitants, i.e., the Bodos called the river Bhullam-buthur, which means 'making a gurgling sound', later Sanskritized into Brahmaputra. The Sanskrit language ( , for short ) is an old Indo-Aryan language from the Indian Subcontinent, the classical literary language of the Hindus of India[1], a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ... A Bodo girl in the traditional Bodo dokhna The Bodos, also called the Boros, are an ethnic community that is concentrated mostly in the north-western parts of Assam in India. ...

Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, the Brahmaputra splits into two branches: the much larger branch continues due south as the Jamuna (Jomuna) and flows into the Lower Ganges, locally called Padma (Pôdda), while the older branch curves southeast as the lower Brahmaputra (Bromhoputro) and flows into the Meghna. Both paths eventually reconverge near Chandpur in Bangladesh and flow out into the Bay of Bengal. Fed by the waters of the Ganges and Brahmaputra, this river system forms the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, the largest river delta in the world. The Jamuna River (Bangla: যমুনা Jomuna) is one of the three main rivers of Bangladesh. ... This article is about the river. ... The Padma River is a distributary of the Ganges River in Bangladesh. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Chandpur is a district in east-central Bangladesh. ... This article is about the river. ... The Ganges Delta is a river delta in the South Asia region of Bengal, consisting of Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal, India. ... Nile River delta, as seen from Earth orbit. ... Antarctica Oceania Africa Asia Europe North America South America Middle East Caribbean Central Asia East Asia North Asia South Asia Southeast Asia SW. Asia Australasia Melanesia Micronesia Polynesia Central America Latin America Northern America Americas C. Africa E. Africa N. Africa Southern Africa W. Africa C. Europe E. Europe N...

Transportation and navigation

Till Indian independence in 1947, the Brahmaputra was used as a major waterway. In the 1990's, the stretch between Sadiya and Dhubri in India was declared as National Waterway No.2., and it provides facilities for goods transportation. Recent years have seen a modest spurt in the growth of river cruises with the introduction of the cruise ship, "Charaidew", by Assam Bengal Navigation. Sadiya (also, Sadia) is a small town in the Lakhimpur District of the North-eastern Indian state of Assam. ... Dhubri is the headquarter of Dhubri District, Assam, India. ...

See also

• List of rivers in Bangladesh
• List of rivers in China
• List of rivers in India

Bangladesh is a riverine country. ... This is a list of rivers which are at least partially located in China and their termini: Amur (Heilongjiang) (黑龙江)- Sea of Japan Songhua River (松花江) Brahmaputra - Bay of Bengal (joins the Ganges) Yangtze (Chang Jiang) (长江) - East China Sea Jialing (嘉陵江) Bailong (白龙江) Baishui (白水) Qujiang (渠江) Fujiang (涪 江) Min (Sichuan) (岷江) Wu (乌江） Gan (赣江) Zhang (章江) Gongshui (貢水) Mian Xiang... Map of the major rivers, lakes and reervoirs in India This is a list of rivers in India. ...

External links

• Banglapedia:Brahmaputra River
• Banglapedia:Old Brahmaputra River
• Banglapedia:Brahmaputra-Jamuna River System

• Bibliography on Water Resources and International Law See Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers section.
• Rivers of Dhemaji and Dhakuakhana
• Background to Brahmaputra Flood Scenario

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