
Ganges - Wikipedia
"The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China."
Ganges River | History, Map, Location, Pollution, & Facts - Britannica
Dec 7, 2025 · Ganges River is a great river of the plains of the northern Indian subcontinent, which from time immemorial has been the holy river of Hinduism. Despite its importance, its length of 1,560 …
Ganges River Basin - National Geographic Society
Jul 1, 2025 · The Ganges (Ganga) River is a body of water sacred to the Hindu religion that begins high in the Himalaya Mountains and empties out into the Bay of Bengal. The surrounding river basin …
Ganges: The Sacred Hindu River - World History Encyclopedia
May 27, 2015 · The River Ganges, also known as the Ganga, flows 2,700 km from the Himalaya mountains to the Bay of Bengal in northern India and Bangladesh. Regarded as sacred by Hindus, …
The Ganges River System - IndiaGeographies
The Ganges Basin encompasses parts of India, Nepal, China (Tibet), and Bangladesh, making it a transboundary river system. The basin is divided into upper, middle, and lower regions, each with …
Ganges River Map | Atlas
The Ganges starts in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, high in the Himalayas at the Gangotri Glacier. It then flows southeast through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal, before entering Bangladesh, …
Ganges - Wikiwand
The Ganges is a trans-boundary river in Asia that flows through India and Bangladesh. The 2,525-kilometre-long (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas i...
The Ganges: India's sacred river | WWF
The River Ganges emerges in the western Himalayas and flows down across northern India into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. Nearly 80% of the Ganges river basin is in …
Ganges: The Lifeline of India, its Myths, and its History – The ...
Jan 2, 2025 · We will explore six distinct mythological stories, each offering its own flavor of the beliefs surrounding the Ganges. We will also discuss how the river is formed, its chief tributaries, its …
Ganges River - New World Encyclopedia
The Ganges (also Ganga Devanāgarī: गंगा) is a major river in the Indian subcontinent flowing east through the eponymous plains of northern India into Bangladesh.