What is Indus River?
{{Infobox river | name = Indus | native_name = | native_name_lang =[[Sanskrit]] and [[Persian language|Persian]] | name_other = Sindh/u (Hindoo/Hindu) or Mehran <ref name=britannica-indus-1>{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Ahmad|first1=Nafis |last2=Lodrick|first2=Deryck |title=Indus River |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia Britannica]] |date=6 February 2019 |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Indus-River |access-date= 5 February 2021}}</ref> | image = Nanga Parbat Indus Gorge.jpg | image_size = 240px | image_caption = The [[Indus Gorge]] is formed as the Indus River bends around the [[Nanga Parbat]] massif, shown towering behind, defining the western anchor of the [[Himalaya]]n mountain range. | map = Course and major tributaries of the Indus.jpg | map_size = | map_caption = The course and major tributaries of the Indus river | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption = <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[Pakistan|Paki/(stan)]], [[India]] and [[China]]..<br>{{small|Sovereignty in the [[Kashmir]] region is disputed}} | subdivision_type2 = States and Provinces | subdivision_name2 = [[Tibet Autonomous Region]], [[Ladakh]], [[Gilgit-Baltistan]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], and [[Sindh]], | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = Cities | subdivision_name5 = [[Leh]], [[Skardu]], [[Dasu]], [[Besham]], [[Thakot]], [[Swabi]], [[Dera Ismail Khan]], [[Bhakkar]], [[Sukkur]], [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]], [[Karachi]] <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{cvt|3,180|km|mi}} as Mapped. {{cvt|3,249|km|mi}} actual as mentioned in History Books. | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | dis