Sengge Zangbo | |
Name Other: | Sengge Khabab, Shiquan He |
Name Etymology: | "Lion River" |
Pushpin Map: | Tibet |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Confluence of Gar Tsangpo and Sengge Zangbo |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | China |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Tibet Autonomous Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Ngari Prefecture |
Length: | 300km (200miles) (approx.) |
Source1 Location: | Kailas Range, Gêgyai County, Tibet, China |
Source1 Coordinates: | 31.3122°N 81.8117°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 5469.8m (17,945.5feet) |
Mouth Location: | Gar Valley (Indus Valley) |
Mouth Coordinates: | 32.4409°N 79.7121°W |
Progression: | Indus River |
Sengge Zangbo,[1] Sengge Khabab or Shiquan He is a river in the Ngari Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China that is the source stream of the Indus River, one of the major trans-Himalayan rivers of Central and South Asia. The river rises in the mountain springs north of the Manasarovar lake, and downstream joins the Gar Tsangpo river near the village of Tashigang. Although it is thereafter called the Indus internationally, the Tibetans continue to regard the combined river to be Sênggê Zangbo as it flows into Ladakh.
The town of Shiquanhe, the administrative headquarters of the Ngari Prefecture, is located in the lower valley of Sengge Zangbo, and is named after the river.
The Sengge Zangbo drains an area of, and covers a length of . Main tributaries include Gar Tsangpo. Other tributaries include the Langqu River, the Chizuo Tsangpo River, and the Charinongqu River.[2]