Luni (river in Rajasthan)
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| location | Rajasthan , Gujarat (India) | |
| River system | Luni | |
| source | in the Pushkar Valley in the western Aravalli Mountains near the city of Ajmer | |
| Source height | ~ 550 m | |
| Infiltration | in north Gujarat in the salt marshes of the Rann von Kachchh Coordinates: 24 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ N , 71 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ E 24 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ N , 71 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ E
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| length | 495 km | |
| Catchment area | 37,363 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Sukri , Mithri , Bandi , Khari , Jawai , Guhiya , Sagi | |
| Right tributaries | Jojari | |
 Course of the Luni |
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The Luni ( Hindi : लूनी, Lūnī ) is a river in the western Indian states of Rajasthan and Gujarat .
It rises as Sagarmati in central Rajasthan, then flows through the Thar desert to the southwest and seeps away after 495 km in northern Gujarat into the salt marshes of the Rann of Kachchh , whose main tributary it forms. The Luni drains an area of 37,363 km².
The main spring is located at about 550 m altitude in the Pushkar Valley in the western Aravalli Mountains near the city of Ajmer . The main tributaries are Sukri , Mithri , Bandi , Khari , Jawai , Guhiya and Sagi from the right and the Jojari from the left . The area of the area drained by the Luni is also known as the Luni Basin .
The Luni is relatively salty and is therefore also called Lavanavari ( Sanskrit for "salt river"). The high salt content is caused by the evaporation of the water carried along when flowing through the Thar desert.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Homepage of the water resources department of the Rajasthani government (in English) ( Memento of the original from April 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
