Markanda river, Haryana
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| Native name | मारकंडा नदी, हरियाणा |
| Country | India |
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| Main source | Shivalik Hills, Himachal Pradesh |
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The Markanda river (Hindi: मारकंडा नदी) in the Haryana state of India is a tributary of Ghaggar river, flowing through Ambala district and Shahabad Markanda town in Kurukshetra district.
The Markanda river is an eponymous seasonal river in Haryana state, which is a main tributary of the Ghaggar River.
The Markanda river originates in the Shivalik hills on the border of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh State, and flows along the haryana and Punjab, India border before meeting with Ghaggar river at the confluence.
The basin is classified in two parts, Khadir and Bangar, the higher area that is not flooded in rainy season is called Bangar and the lower flood-prone area is called Khadar.
Several modern scholars identify the old Ghaggar-Hakra River (of which Tangri river is a tributary) as the Sarasvati river and the Chautang river with the Drishadvati river of Vedic period, on the banks of which Indus-Sarasvati civilisation developed. such scholars include Gregory Possehl,J. M. Kenoyer,Bridget and Raymond Allchin,Michael Witzel,Kenneth Kennedy,Franklin Southworth, and numerous Indian archaeologists.
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