Ahar River
Ahar River is located in Rajasthan
Ahar River
Ahar River is located in India
Ahar River
Location
CountryIndia
StatesRajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
Cities
Physical characteristics
SourceAravalli range
 • locationUdaipur, Mewar, Rajasthan, India
 • coordinates24°34′N 73°48′E / 24.567°N 73.800°E / 24.567; 73.800
MouthAhar-Berach sangam confluence
 • location
Madhya Pradesh, India
Basin features
ProgressionAhar River, Berach River, Banas River, Chambal river, Yamuna River, Ganges River
River systemGanges

The Ahar River is a tributary of the Berach River (itself a tributary of Banas River, which in turn is a tributary of Chambal river, itself a tributary of Yamuna River, which in turn is the most important tributary of Ganges River).

The river flows through the Udaipur city and is its larger drainage body. The spill water of the famous Lake Pichola and Fateh Sagar Lake of Udaipur district gets into the Ahar river. The river further downstream feed the Udaisagar Lake located just outside Udaipur city.[1] This historically important river is at present functioning as the drainage body of the Udaipur city filled with sewage and garbage.

Ahar River is also the site of 3000 BC to 1500BC Chalcolithic archaeological culture Ahar-Banas culture.[2][3]

On its river bank in Udaipur there are Royal Cenotaphs of Maharanas of Mewar called "Ahar ki Chhatriya" literally Ahar Cenotaphs .[4]

References

  1. ↑ Sharma, Abha (20 May 2012). "A lake rejuvenated". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Hooja, Rima (July 2000). "The Ahar culture: A Brief Introduction". Serindian: Indian Archaeology and Heritage Online (1). Archived from the original on 18 August 2000.
  3. ↑ Cache of Seal Impressions Discovered in Western India Offers Surprising New Evidence For Cultural Complexity in Little-known Ahar-banas Culture, Circa 3000-1500 B.C. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
  4. ↑ "Ahar- Ahar Cenotaphs, Cenotaphs in Ahar, Ahar Archeological Museum Rajasthan". www.udaipur.org.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2020.


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