Yamuna

The Yamuna (Sanskrit: यमुना), sometimes called Jamuna (Bengali: যমুনা, Hindi: जमुना, Urdu: جمنا‎) or Jumna, is a major river in North India. It is the largest branch of a bigger river called the Ganges. It is 1370 km long. It begins at the Yamunotri, which is in the Himalayas. It goes through the Indian states of Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. At the end, it flows into the Ganges. Rivers that come out of the Yamuna include the Tons (the largest of the ones that come out of it), Chambal, Betwa, and Ken.

Yamuna (यमुना)
River
Taj Mahal in Agra on the banks of Yamuna
Country	India
States	Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana
Tributaries
- left	Tons, Hindon, Sarda, Kunta, Gir, Rishiganga, Hanuman Ganga
- right	Chambal, Betwa, Ken, Sindh
Cities	Yamuna Nagar, Delhi, Mathura, Agra, Etawah, Kalpi
Source	Yamunotri
- location	Banderpooch peaks, Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, India
- elevation	3,293 m (10,804 ft)
- coordinates	31°01′0.12″N 78°27′0″E
Mouth	Triveni sangam
- location	Allahabad, India
- elevation	74 m (243 ft)
- coordinates	25°30′N 81°53′E
Length	1,376 km (855 mi)
Basin	366,223 km² (141,399 sq mi)
Map

This is a picture of the Yamuna in Indian city of Agra.

Gallery

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  Yamuna as seen from the Taj Mahal, Agra.

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  Madan Mohan temple, on the Yamuna, Vrindavan, 1789, it has shifted further away since then.

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  'Keshi Ghat' on the Yamuna, Vrindavan.

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  Yamuna near Allahabad, just few kilometers before it meets the Ganges.

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  Yamuna near Allahabad in the rainy season.

Related pages

• List of rivers of India

Other websites

• The Geography of the Rigveda
• Yamuna Action Plan Archived 2007-10-06 at the Wayback Machine