Indus [river] - Indus

Japanese: インダス[川] - インダス

One of the three major rivers in the Indian subcontinent. It originates in the Himalayas in western Tibet, flows northwest, enters Kashmir, turns southwest near Gilgit, runs south across Pakistan, and flows into the Arabian Sea southeast of Karachi. Its main tributaries are the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas. It is 3,180 km long and has a drainage basin area of approximately 1.17 million ^km2 . It is navigable by small steamer from the mouth of the river to Hyderabad, about 200 km upstream. The water dispute between India and Pakistan was resolved by the Indus Water Treaty in 1960. Irrigation agriculture has developed in the basin since ancient times, and it is the birthplace of the Indus civilization.
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Japanese:

インド亜大陸三大河川の一つ。チベット西部のヒマラヤ山脈中に発し，北西に流れ，カシミールに入り，ギルギット付近で南西に転じ，パキスタンを縦走南下してカラチ南東でアラビア海に流入。おもな支流はジェラム，チェナーブ，ラビ，サトレジ，ビアス。全長3180km。流域面積約117万km²。河口から約200km上流のハイデラバードまで小汽船で航行可能。1960年インダス水利条約でインド・パキスタン両国の水利紛争が解決した。流域は古来，灌漑(かんがい)農業が発達し，インダス文明の発祥地。
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