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Sohan
Location of the Sohan

Location of the Sohan

Data
location Punjab ( Pakistan )
River system Indus
Drain over Indus  → Indian Ocean
source near Patriata
33 ° 52 '6 "  N , 73 ° 27' 28"  O
muzzle Indus coordinates: 33 ° 1 '18 "  N , 71 ° 43' 17"  E 33 ° 1 '18 "  N , 71 ° 43' 17"  E

length approx. 250 km
Left tributaries Nar Khad, Ling
Right tributaries Khad Nala
Reservoirs flowed through Simly dam
Sohan at Chakri

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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