A major tributary of the Ganges, rising in the Indian Himalayas and flowing past the cities of Delhi and Agra, where the Taj Mahal stands on its banks, before joining the Ganges at Allahabad. It is sacred in Hindu tradition and heavily used for irrigation and drinking water across northern India.
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Wikidata: Yamuna River
- Wikidata Q132726, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
On Continent: Asia, Infobox location
location = India
View the SourceYamuna (Wikipedia)
- In Group: Rivers of Asia, lead paragraph: originates in Uttarakhand India, flows through the Indo-Gangetic plains
Shaped By: Plate Tectonics, Course
Yamuna changed its course to the east due to a shift in the slope of the Earth's crust caused by plate tectonics.
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