Dzhelam [1] ( Kashm . Vyeth , Hindi झेलम , V.-Panj. ਜੇਹਲਮ ( gurmukhi ), Urdu جہلم ( shahmukhi )) - a river in India and Pakistan , a tributary of the Chinaba ( Indus basin).
| Jelam | |
|---|---|
 Jelam summer | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 774 km |
| Pool | 55,300 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | Himalayas |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Chinab |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Chinab → Sutledge → Indus → Indian Ocean |
| India | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Pakistan | Punjab |
The average water flow rate is 895 m³ / s, during monsoons it increases to 20,000 m³ / s. Navigable, is of great importance for agriculture, as it feeds several large irrigation canals . In addition to the city of the same name , the river flows through Srinagar , Bhera and Khushab .
According to one version, Jhelam is Vitasta ( Skt. वितस्ता ), one of the rivers of Semirechye . Under the Hellenized name of Gidasp , the river valley is known as the arena of the last major battle of Alexander the Great .
Notes
- ↑ Jelam // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 110.
Literature
- Encyclopedic Geographic Dictionary: Geographic Names / Ed. A.F. Treshnikov . - 2nd ed., Ext. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1989. - S. 134. - 210 000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-057-6 .
- Jelam // Big Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.