It is a river that runs between India and Pakistan.
It is an Indus River tributary.
The Jhelum also known as Vyeth in Kashmiri, Vetesta in Sanskrit, and Hydaspes in Greek
It begins in the Verinag Spring in Anantnag, at the foot of the Pir Panjal range in the Kashmir Valley.
It then passes through Srinagar and Wular Lake before entering Pakistan.
On its way to Pakistan, the river carves a steep, tight valley.
It merges with the Chenab River at Trimmu in Pakistan
The major tributary of the Jhelum is the Kishenganga (Neelum) River, which joins near Muzaffarabad and flows into Pakistan's Punjab province.
The Kunhar River is the river's second major tributary, connecting Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan via the Kohala Bridge of Kanghan Valley.
Sandran River, Bringi River, Arapath River, Watlara River, Lidder River, and Veshaw River are also tributaries
Uri Dam is a 480 MW hydroelectric power station on the Jhelum River near Uri in Baramula district of the Jammu and Kashmir, India.
It is located very near to the Line of Control, the de facto border between India and Pakistan.
The Mangla Dam is a multipurpose dam situated on the Jhelum River in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
It is the sixth-largest dam in the world
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