Tibet Travel Guide The Yarlung Zangbo or Yarlung River, or Yalu
Zangbu River, or Yarlung Tsangpo (alternative transcription),
Yarlung Zangbo Jiang (officially) originates upstream from the
South Tibet Valley and Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, in Tibet. It
then passes through the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India, where
it is known as the Dihang. Downstream from Arunachal Pradesh the
river becomes wider and at this point is called the Brahmaputra
River. The Brahmaputra has not been able to meet the sea. From
Assam (India) the river has entered Bangladesh at Ramnabazar
point. From there till about 200 years ago it used to flow
eastward and joined Megna River near Bhairavbazar. This old
channel has been gradually dying now. At present the main
channel of the river is called Jamuna River, which follows
southward to meet Ganges known in Bangladesh as the Padma. It
flows in the world's largest and deepest canyon, Yarlung Zangbo
Grand Canyon. Further, it is the world's highest river. The
Yarlung Zangbo River is the hi