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Ganges
{{Geobox
|River
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|name            = Ganges
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|map             = GangesValley&Plain.jpg
|map_caption         = A map showing the course of the Ganges and its tributaries
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|image_caption        = The Ganges in [[Haridwar]]
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The '''Ganges''' (English pronunciation: /ˈɡændʒiːz/ GAN-jeez; Sanskrit: गङ्गा Hindi: गंगा Urdu: گنگا Ganga IPA: [ˈɡəŋɡaː]  ( listen); Bengali: গঙ্গা Gônga), is the second largest river on the Indian subcontinent by discharge. Ganges [[river]] is named after a Hindu goddess called Ganga. Geographists to Historians and Mythologists regard Ganges as the heart of Indian culture, tradition and living.

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==Course==
The river starts from a glacier called Gangotri Glacier, which is in the Garhwal region in Himalayas. The Ganges flows through north India, and ends at the [[Bay of Bengal]] in eastern India. Overall it flows 3,877&nbsp;km making it one of the longest rivers in the world. Its watershed is 907,000&nbsp;km² broad. The major rivers which flow into the Ganges are [[Brahmaputra River]], Gomti, Kosi river, Gandak, Ghaghra river, Yamuna river and Son river.
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[[Category:Rivers of India]]
[[Category:Rivers of Bangladesh]]

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