Geography of Ancient India
The geography of Ancient India included:
- The Deccan Plateau
- The Western Ghats
- The Eastern Ghats
- The Himalayan Mountains
- The Bay of Bengal
- The Arabian Sea
- The Indian Ocean
- The Hindu Kush Mountains
- The Thar Desert
Indian Rivers
There are two very important rives in India - the Ganges River and the Indus River.
The Ganges River
The Ganges River, also pronounced Ganga, is the third largest river in the world, at 1,569 miles, flowing throughout India and Bangladesh, and ending at the Bay of Bengal. The river flows through most of northern India and through various landscapes, including mountains, valleys, and ice. The river brings northern India the most fertile soil in the world. It is also worshiped as the goddess Ganga in Hinduism and is the most sacred river. In the words of Jawaharlal Nehru, "She has been a symbol of India's age-long culture and civilization, ever-changing, ever-flowing, and yet ever the same Ganga."
The Ganges River
The Ganges River, also pronounced Ganga, is the third largest river in the world, at 1,569 miles, flowing throughout India and Bangladesh, and ending at the Bay of Bengal. The river flows through most of northern India and through various landscapes, including mountains, valleys, and ice. The river brings northern India the most fertile soil in the world. It is also worshiped as the goddess Ganga in Hinduism and is the most sacred river. In the words of Jawaharlal Nehru, "She has been a symbol of India's age-long culture and civilization, ever-changing, ever-flowing, and yet ever the same Ganga."
The Indus River
The Indus River is another river in India, Pakistan, and China. It is 1,980 mi long, flowing from the Himalayan Mountains, through Pakistan, and ends at the Arabian Sea. Like the Ganges River, the Indus brings extremely fertile farmland. However, unlike the Ganges, it does not have a religious meaning. It brings an important water source to the land around it.
The Indus River is another river in India, Pakistan, and China. It is 1,980 mi long, flowing from the Himalayan Mountains, through Pakistan, and ends at the Arabian Sea. Like the Ganges River, the Indus brings extremely fertile farmland. However, unlike the Ganges, it does not have a religious meaning. It brings an important water source to the land around it.