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Ganges mostly refers to Ganges River. Early morning on the Ganges The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) (Devanagiri गंगा) is a major river in northern India. ...


it can also refer to Ganges, Hérault' a commune in the Hérault département in France. Ganges is a town in southern France, in the Hérault département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Hérault is a département in the southwest of France named after the Hérault River. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ...


it is also name of the runabout vessel in Star Trek series : Deep Space 9. http://www. ...

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The Ganges River (Ganga in Indian languages) (Devanagiri गंगा) is a major river in northern India and Bangladesh.
The region encompassing the delta near the Bay of Bengal coast is known as The Sundarbans (Beautiful Forests) — a region of thick mangrove forests, and one of the major habitats of the Royal Bengal tiger.
Pollution that is found in the Ganges include cremated corpses, livestock carcasses, raw sewage, waste from factories, and the used water from peoples' daily lives.
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