File:Neelum River (Pakistan) 15.jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file(3,264 × 1,836 pixels, file size: 1.35 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

The Neelum River; a view from Muzaffarabad!

Summary

[edit]
Description
English: Or Kishanganga, is a river in the Kashmir region of India & Pakistan; it starts in the Indian city of Gurais & then merges with the Jhelum River near the Pakistani city of Muzaffarabad.

Facts 1. The Neelam River originates from Krishansar Lake in the vicinity of Sonamarg in Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir. It enters Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the Gurez sector of the Line of Control. Then it again runs west, parallel to the Line of Control, passing by Sharada. It bends to a southwesterly direction & runs along the Line of Control near Tithwal. Then it bends northwest again, making a wide arc to join the Jhelum River in Muzaffarabad. 2. The Neelum River is 245 km long, it covers 50 km in the Indian-administered Kashmir & the remaining 195 kilometres in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. 3. There are different kinds of fish found in abundance in the Neelum River; The most famous fishes found in Neelum River are: Brown trout (Salmo trutta) Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Snow trout (Schizothorax plagiostomus) Shuddgurn Anyour.

4. The River is named after Neelum (sapphire) which is famous for its crystal bluish water and that is the reason for its name NEELUM. Some traditionalists say that valley is named due to a precious stone neelum.
Date
Source Own work
Author Shahzaib Damn Cruze

Licensing

[edit]
I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:
w:en:Creative Commons
attribution share alike
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current14:40, 21 July 2020Thumbnail for version as of 14:40, 21 July 20203,264 × 1,836 (1.35 MB)Shahzaib Damn Cruze (talk | contribs)Uploaded own work with UploadWizard

The following page uses this file:

File usage on other wikis

The following other wikis use this file:

  • Usage on ha.wikipedia.org

Metadata