Sohan
Sohan | ||
Location of the Sohan |
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location | Punjab ( Pakistan ) | |
River system | Indus | |
Drain over | Indus → Indian Ocean | |
source | near Patriata 33 ° 52 '6 " N , 73 ° 27' 28" O |
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muzzle |
Indus coordinates: 33 ° 1 '18 " N , 71 ° 43' 17" E 33 ° 1 '18 " N , 71 ° 43' 17" E
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length | approx. 250 km | |
Left tributaries | Nar Khad, Ling | |
Right tributaries | Khad Nala | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Simly dam | |
Sohan at Chakri |
The Sohan ( Urdu دریائے سواں) is a left tributary of the Indus in Pakistan .
The Sohan rises near Patriata in the western foothills of the Himalayas , 40 km east-northeast of Islamabad . The river flows through the northwest of the Punjab Province . In the upper reaches it is dammed up by the Simly dam . The Sohan flows south-westerly past Rawalpindi and gradually turns towards the west-southwest. Finally he reaches the Indus. The Sohan has a length of about 250 km.
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