Yamuna is a major river of northern India, with a total length of around 1370 kilometre. It is the largest tributary of the Ganges. Its source is at Yamunotri, in the Uttaranchal Himalaya. It flows through the states of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, before merging with the Ganges at Allahabad. The cities of Delhi, Mathura and Agra lie on its banks. The major tributaries of this river are the Tons, Chambal, Betwa, Sindh and Ken; with the Tons being the largest. There is some evidence indicating Yamuna was a tributary of the Sarasvati river in the ancient past. It chaged its course to east following a tectonic event in north India and became a tributary of the Ganges instead. According to legend the goddess of the river is the sister of the Hindu god of death, Yama and the daughter of Surya, the Sun god. The river Yamuna is also connected to the mythology surrounding the Hindu god Krishna. A little known fact about the Yamuna is that it is the frontier of the Indian elephant. West of the Yamuna, there are no elephants to be found over 900 kilometre of the western Himalayas and their foothills. The forests of the lower Yamuna offer ideal corridors for elephant movement. The principal forests to be found here are of Sal , ''Khair'' (Acacia) , and ''Sissoo'' (Rosewood) trees, and the Chir Pine forests of the Shivalik Hills. Further more Yamuna is used as a name in the hindu culture. ==Further reading== * [http://yap.nic.in/yamuna.asp Yamuna Action Plan] Indian rivers hi:यमुना
That last paragraph is a real mystery. Does the lower Yamuna flow through the Shivalik hills? Seems strange. After calling the Y. the frontier, it should (or could) go on to compare the environmental conditions (the forests) on both sides. Now it only describes one side. User:Prater 09:30, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)
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Yamuna
Yamuna is a major river of northern India, with a total length of around 1370 kilometre. It is the largest tributary of the Ganges. Its source is at Yamunotri, in the Uttaranchal Himalaya. It flows through the states of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, before merging with the Ganges at Allahabad. The cities of Delhi, Mathura and Agra lie on its banks. The major tributaries of this river are the Tons, Chambal, Betwa, Sindh and Ken; with the Tons being the largest. There is some evidence indicating Yamuna was a tributary of the Sarasvati river in the ancient past. It chaged its course to east following a tectonic event in north India and became a tributary of the Ganges instead. According to legend the goddess of the river is the sister of the Hindu god of death, Yama and the daughter of Surya, the Sun god. The river Yamuna is also connected to the mythology surrounding the Hindu god Krishna. A little known fact about the Yamuna is that it is the frontier of the Indian elephant. West of the Yamuna, there are no elephants to be found over 900 kilometre of the western Himalayas and their foothills. The forests of the lower Yamuna offer ideal corridors for elephant movement. The principal forests to be found here are of Sal , ''Khair'' (Acacia) , and ''Sissoo'' (Rosewood) trees, and the Chir Pine forests of the Shivalik Hills. Further more Yamuna is used as a name in the hindu culture. ==Further reading== * [http://yap.nic.in/yamuna.asp Yamuna Action Plan] Indian rivers hi:यमुना
Yamuna
That last paragraph is a real mystery. Does the lower Yamuna flow through the Shivalik hills? Seems strange. After calling the Y. the frontier, it should (or could) go on to compare the environmental conditions (the forests) on both sides. Now it only describes one side. User:Prater 09:30, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)
See other meanings of words starting from letter:
Y
Words begining with Yamuna:
Yamuna
Yamuna
Yamunanagar
Yamuna_River
Yamuna_river
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