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Cities in the Indus River Basin on the Map

The Indus River and its tributaries host one of the oldest civilisations on earth, and they are the lifeline of the modern nation of Pakistan, as well as the backbone of the interstate region of Punjab (whose name derives from the word 'five waters', referring to the five rivers that carve through it). Can you name every city in the basin with a population greater than 200,000?
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Last updated: February 3, 2023
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Pakistan
11.1 m
Lahore
3.21 m
Faisalabad
2.09 m
Rawalpindi
2.02 m
Gujranwala
1.96 m
Peshawar
1.87 m
Multan
1.73 m
Hyderabad
1.00 m
Islamabad
762 k
Bahawalpur
658 k
Sargodha
656 k
Sialkot
500 k
Sukkur
488 k
Larkana
473 k
Sheikhupura
420 k
Rahim Yar Khan
414 k
Jhang
397 k
Dera Ghazi Khan
390 k
Gujrat
Pakistan
388 k
Sahiwal
379 k
Wah
359 k
Mardan
358 k
Kasur
358 k
Okara
331 k
Mingora
279 k
Nawabshah
278 k
Chiniot
249 k
Khanewal
248 k
Kamoke
245 k
Hafizabad
238 k
Sadiqabad
234 k
Mirpur Khas
232 k
Burewala
228 k
Kohat
218 k
Dera Ismail Khan
209 k
Muzaffargarh
207 k
Abbottabad
India
1.61 m
Ludhiana
1.20 m
Srinagar
1.15 m
Amritsar
970 k
Chandigarh
868 k
Jalandhar
644 k
Bikaner
576 k
Jammu
446 k
Patiala
285 k
Bathinda
244 k
Sikar
237 k
Sri Ganganagar
207 k
Ambala
 
 
Afghanistan
4.43 m
Kabul
271 k
Jalalabad
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Level 70
Feb 3, 2023
The first quiz in the series with a megacity! A reminder that population is per city proper.

Also note that the basin is drawn slightly too large on the eastern portion closer to Delhi. There are a number of Indian cities which appear to be eligible based on this map, but in reality they drain into the River Ganga via the Yamuna River.

I set the limit to 200,000 to give a good variety of cities over a large geographical area. Some famous cities like Shimla missed the cut.

Guess the rivers on this quiz.

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Level 71
Feb 4, 2023
Another great quiz Jiao! I never knew that the Indus River Basin extended into Afghanistan--and all the way to Kabul apparently.

I'd love to see one of these for the Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin as well!

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Level 70
Feb 4, 2023
Thanks for playing JWatson! It makes sense in retrospect considering the geography of the reason, but it is crazy how many regions are represented by this Basin.

Ganga-Brahmaputra would be even more intense, stretching all the way to Lhasa and Delhi. I have a good map for this to university-permitting this would be a wonderful quiz :D