What is the total length of the Jhelum River?
Last updated Jun 24, 2026
Correct Answer:
Option D —
725 km
• The Jhelum River originates from the Verinag Spring at the foot of the Pir Panjal range in the southeastern part of the Kashmir Valley. It flows through Srinagar and the Wular Lake before entering a deep ravine in the Himalayas.• The total length of the Jhelum is approximately 725 km (about 450 miles). Out of this, nearly 400 km of its course lies within India (Jammu and Kashmir), while the remaining portion flows through Pakistan.
•It is the westernmost of the five rivers of the Punjab region and is a major tributary of the Chenab River. It meets the Chenab at Trimmu in the Jhang District of Pakistan.
• In ancient Greek records, the river was known as the Hydaspes, famous for the Battle of the Hydaspes between Alexander the Great and King Porus in 326 BCE. In Sanskrit, it is called the Vitasta.
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