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What are the 3 alternative names for the river Brahmaputra?
What are the 3 alternative names for the river Brahmaputra?
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The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet (China), Northeastern India, and Bangladesh. It is known as Brahmaputra or Luit in Assamese, Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, and Jamuna River in Bengali.
Brahmaputra is known as the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet, the Brahmaputra/Luit in Assamese, Siang/Dihang in Arunachali, and the Jamuna in Bangladesh.
It is the 9th largest river in the world by discharge, and the 15th longest. It originates from the Chemayungdung ranges near Manasarovar of the Himalayas. After flowing through Tibet, it enters India at Bishing as ‘Siang’.