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gather information and write about the river ganga and the changes brought to the life of the people near its bank​

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ANGES RIVER

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river, Asia

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Nafis Ahmad See All Contributors

Professor of Geography, University of Dacca, Bangladesh. Author of Economic Geography of East Pakistan; editor of Oriental Geographer.

Last Updated: May 7, 2021 See Article History

Alternative Title: Ganga

Ganges River, Hindi Ganga, great river of the plains of the northern Indian subcontinent. Although officially as well as popularly called the Ganga in Hindi and in other Indian languages, internationally it is known by its conventional name, the Ganges. From time immemorial it has been the holy river of Hinduism. For most of its course it is a wide and sluggish stream, flowing through one of the most fertile and densely populated regions in the world. Despite its importance, its length of 1,560 miles (2,510 km) is relatively short compared with the other great rivers of Asia or of the world.